Russia May Soon Share Space Tech With North Korea: Blinken

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Russia may also formally recognize North Korea as a nuclear weapons state.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Amur Oblast of the Far East region of Russia on Sept. 13, 2023. KCNA via Reuters

Russia may soon begin transferring advanced space and satellite technology to North Korea, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during his visit to South Korea on Jan. 6.

Speaking alongside South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul at a media event in Seoul on Jan. 6, Blinken expressed concerns about a growing military partnership between the Russian Federation and North Korea, also known as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).