The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrovmet this Saturday (12) with the North Korean dictator Kim Jong-U In the coastal city of Wonsan, North Korea. During the meeting, Lavrov classified the partnership between the two countries as “an invincible brotherhood” and reaffirmed the strategic alliance signed amid the war of Ukraine. The visit marks another stage of the deepening of cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang, which includes the sending of North Korean troops and weapons in support of Russia.
According to estimates by the Multilateral Sanction Monitoring Group (MSMT), Pyongyang would have already sent more than 14,000 soldiers to Russia, as well as millions of ammunition, missiles and war vehicles. According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, Lavrov broadcast a message from President Vladimir Putin, expressing the desire to keep contacts more frequent with the North Korean leadership. The Russian chancellor also thanked Kim for “concrete solidarity” in the war and recognized the sending of North Korean military in front of combat, especially in the Kursk region in West Russian.
The meeting takes place less than a month after the two countries signed a mutual defense pact. The agreement was signed during Putin’s visit to North Korea in June 2024 and provides immediate military assistance if one side is attacked. The sending of troops and the supply of weapons by North Korea contradicts resolutions of the UN Security Council.
According to the MSMT report – group formed by United States, South Korea, Japan And seven other UN-member countries-Russia has provided in exchange for sensitive military technologies such as anti-aircraft defense systems, electronic war equipment and assistance to the North Korean ballistic missile program. In addition, Russia would be training North Korean soldiers, providing UN-established oil products and helping Pyongyang to circumvent economic sanctions through illegal banking.
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The meeting between Lavrov and Kim took place on a back yacht in the city of Wonsan, which combines military facilities and a newly opened resort by the sea. Lavrov arrived in the country on Friday (11), after attending a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (Asean) in Malaysia. The visit reinforces the alliance between two increasingly isolated countries on the international scenario and committed to openly challenging sanctions and international standards imposed by the UN.
Published by Felipe Dantas
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