DPRK is ready to supply the Russian Federation for war against Ukraine in exchange for oil - Bloomberg (photo)
Since the restoration of supply of Russian oil, 67,000 barrels were able to ship to the DPRK. The publication writes that the restoration of oil supply occurs against the background of intensification of cooperation between Russia and North Korea. This causes fears in the United States, as countries can better evade sanctions by helping each other. As noted on the 38 North website, at the end of 2022 Russia began to send oil to a railway station in the North Korean district of Tumangang.
There is a single railway between the Russian Federation and North Korea. It is reported that North Korea is allowed to import 500,000 barrels of oil a year in accordance with the UN sanctions regime. But the country has found ways to bypass these measures, for example, using the crossing of goods from a ship to a ship in the open sea. The material states that US officials believe that Pyongyang has already supplied to Moscow. Among them were Soviet shells and missiles.
In the North Korean capital, this is not confirmed. Journalists noted that the DPRK has a large number of Soviet artillery. In addition, it has many ammunition, which is enough to provide more than 21,600 artillery guns. The US believes that these weapons will not affect the battlefield in Ukraine, but their sale will open the flow of income for the North Korean state, which is isolated from world trade.
The newspaper writes that this week, the DPRK Head Kim Jong -in sent Russian President Vladimir Putin, in which he proposed his support to the Russian people and declared the desire for closer strategic cooperation. He stated that he "holds his hand with Russian President. " It should be noted that on June 7, journalists reported that 10,000 hackers officially work in the DPRK. The country introduces its cyber spurs in the guise of simple programmers to other countries.