According to an American official, these purchases show that Russia is in difficulty because of the sanctions imposed by the West since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, on February 24.
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Russia obtains a large quantity of arms and ammunition from North Korea for use in Ukraine, Pentagon spokesman General Pat Ryder said on Tuesday (September 6th). “We have information that Russia has approached North Korea to ask for ammunition”he said.
“It speaks to the situation in which Russia finds itself in terms of logistics and suppliesthe spokesperson added. We think things are going badly for Russia on that front.” A US official previously said on condition of anonymity that the Russian Defense Ministry was in the process of procuring millions of dollars worth of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea “in order to use them on the battlefield in Ukraine”.
These purchases, in possible violation of UN resolutions, “show that the Russian military continues to suffer from a severe shortage, partly linked to the sanctions” imposed by the West on Moscow after the invasion of Ukraine on February 24, the official added.
Russia is under pressure after more than six months of war in Ukraine, which for its part benefits from significant American and European military aid. As a result, the United States says it expects Russia to continue to procure military equipment from North Korea in the future, according to the official.