His comments come after South Korea says it will consider supplying arms to Ukraine after Russia and North Korea signed a mutual defence deal. President Vladimir Putin said that Russia might supply weapons to North Korea in what he suggested would be a mirror response to the Western arming of Ukraine. In his latest comments, he said North Korea could be one such recipient of Russian arms. Taking into account our agreements with [North Korea], I do not exclude this either,” he said. There’s ongoing debate on how strong of a security commitment the deal between Russia and North Korea entails.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 21, 2024 07:49 UTC