After the USA, the EU and several countries also condemn the “transfer” of North Korean weapons to Russia
The United States, the European Union (EU) and nearly 50 countries accused North Korea on Tuesday of supplying missiles to Russia and called for an immediate end to that cooperation.
Last week, the American administration of Joe Biden had already denounced these missile deliveries, which it said were used by Russia in its recent large-scale attacks on Ukraine, as Pyongyang has long been the subject of international sanctions over its military and nuclear activities.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, EU Foreign Minister Josep Borrell and 47 foreign ministers on Tuesday “strongly condemned” North Korea’s support for Russia. The 47 signatory countries are close partners of the United States, including South Korea, Japan and Israel.
“The transfer of these weapons increases the suffering of the Ukrainian people, supports Russia's war of aggression and undermines the global non-proliferation system,” they said in a joint statement. In their opinion, the delivery of missiles represents a “flagrant” violation of the sanctions imposed on North Korea by the UN Security Council, of which Russia is a permanent member. “We are closely monitoring what Russia is providing to North Korea in exchange for these weapons,” the press release signatories added, calling on both countries to respect UN resolutions and “immediately stop all activities that violate these weapons.”