Revival of North Korea-Russia military alliance, nuclear submarine, satellite arms deal White House ‘recognizes’

Revival of North Korea-Russia military alliance, nuclear submarine, satellite arms deal White House ‘recognizes’

U.S. intelligence agencies obtained information on nuclear submarine and satellite transactions through the revival of the North Korea-Russia military alliance, and the White House began to acknowledge arms transactions.
The New York Times reported on the 4th that North Korea's Kim Jong-un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, plans to meet with Russian President Putin in Vladikvostok after the 9th and discuss nuclear-powered submarine technology trade with Russia in addition to providing weapons.
In response to a related inquiry, Adrian Watson, spokesman for the White House National Security Council (NSC), said, “Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu visited Pyongyang and tried to persuade North Korea to sell artillery shells to Russia,” and added, “Kim Jong-un has had leader-level diplomatic contacts in Russia.” We have received information that they expect to continue these negotiations, including . He admitted, “He expects leader-level diplomatic engagement.”
The White House acknowledged that Putin and Kim exchanged letters discussing a possible arms deal, citing declassified information.
White House spokesman John F. Kirby said high-level talks on military cooperation between the two countries were "actively underway," and U.S. officials declined to give further details about the status of personal ties between leaders considered enemies of the United States. “The NYT reported.
The NYT continued, “New information about the planned meeting between them goes far beyond previous warnings. Information about the plan has not been declassified or downgraded in the United States, and officials describing it have not yet been authorized to discuss it, he said. U.S. officials declined to provide details about how intelligence agencies gathered the information. “He said.
Details of the North Korea-Russia summit citing collected information said, “Officials said that Chairman Kim will take a train from Pyongyang to Vladivostok on the Pacific coast of Russia and meet President Putin.” “Chairman Kim wants Russia to provide North Korea with advanced technology for satellites and nuclear-powered submarines,” officials said.
Reuters reported on this day, “The New York Times reported that Kim Jong-un was likely to go to Moscow, but it was not certain.” “The Kremlin said last week that Moscow is one of its Cold War allies and one of the few countries that supports Russia’s declaration of annexing part of Ukraine in 2022.” It was reported that the plan was to deepen the ‘mutual respect relationship’ with Pyongyang.”
Reuters continued, “North Korea has conducted nuclear tests since 2006 and has conducted various missile tests in recent years, but has rarely conducted military exercises with neighboring countries,” adding, “The United States and its ally South Korea are conducting regular military exercises, and North Korea “They are criticizing this as preparation for war,” he said.
Yomiuri cited a NYT report and said, “The two leaders are scheduled to attend the Eastern Economic Forum, an international conference held in Vladivostok from the 10th to the 13th of this month,” and “North Korean officials said a delegation of about 20 people will arrive by train from Pyongyang at the end of August. All the way to Vladivostok. After that I flew to Moscow. “It is believed to be a foreshadowing of Kim Jong-un’s visit to Russia,” he said, referring to the planned North Korea-Russia summit in Moscow.
Yomiuri said, “North Korea celebrates its 75th anniversary on the 9th, and Chairman Kim may head to Russia after attending the Pyongyang commemorative ceremony,” adding, “Chairman Kim also visited Vladivostok on a private train in April 2019 and met President Putin.” revealed.
Reuters said, “Russian Defense Minister Shoigu visited North Korea last month to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War and celebrated it as ‘Victory Day’ in North Korea,” and “South Korea’s National Intelligence Service said he appears to have had a private meeting with Kim Jong-un,” Yonhap News reported. “It was reported,” he said.
NYT, citing an official, said that one of the places Chairman Kim is likely to stop by after Vladivostok is the Vostochny Cosmodrome, a space launch center that was the site of a meeting between President Putin and Ukrainian war partner Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in 2016, and the other destination is Moscow. It was reported.
North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that Minister Shoigu delivered President Putin's letter to Chairman Kim, and that Chairman Kim said in a conversation with Minister Shoigu, "The sovereignty, development and interests of the two countries will be protected from the coercive and arbitrary acts of the imperialists." "We expressed our views on issues of mutual interest in the struggle to protect and realize international justice and peace," the report said.
NYT reported on the 4th, “According to KCNA, Chairman Kim promised President Putin on Russia’s National Day in June to ‘join hands’ with the Russian leader and expressed the Russian people’s ‘full support and solidarity’ against North Korea’s ‘comprehensive struggle.’ “I sent a message promising that I would have it,” he said.
“The strengthening of the Russia-North Korea alliance comes at an opportune time for two countries with few allies and a common enemy in the United States,” said Jin H. Lee, senior fellow for Korea at the Wilson Center. “It serves the strategic interests of both Putin and Kim Jong-un.” “It is a revival of a traditional alliance,” he told the NYT.
NYT said, “North Korea, Iran, and China’s attempts to suppress support for Russia are an important element of the Biden administration’s strategy to support Ukraine’s defense,” and “US officials said in February that Secretary of State Blinken warned China not to provide lethal aid and that China “It said it had supplied dual-use technology and components, but had not yet sent drones or heavy weapons to the Russian military,” the report said.
The NYT continued, “Iran has supplied drones and is helping Russia build a drone factory,” while U.S. officials say their warnings have helped prompt Iran to reconsider its plans to provide ballistic missiles to Russia, at least for now. “I believe it has been done,” he said.