US State Department: Putin’s Suggestion on North Korean Weapons Is ‘Incredibly Concerning’

‘It would destabilize the Korean Peninsula,’ an official says.
US State Department: Putin’s Suggestion on North Korean Weapons Is ‘Incredibly Concerning’
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets Russia's President Vladimir Putin in the Amur Oblast of the Far East Region, Russia, on Sept. 13, 2023. KCNA via Reuters
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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The U.S. State Department said that recent remarks from Russian President Vladimir Putin suggesting he would supply North Korea with weapons are “incredibly concerning.”

Earlier this week, in a visit to North Korea, Mr. Putin suggested that weapons supplies to the isolated, communist country would be a similar response to the West arming Ukraine in the midst of the two-year-long war with Russia. The Russian leader also warned South Korea against supplying arms to Ukraine.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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