23 minutes agoWhy would North Korea help Russia?
Periskopi(2 years ago)
(2 years ago)Putin said that a treaty he signed with Kim Jong Un during a visit to Pyongyang in June includes a clause for bilateral support, so parties will help each other to ward off external aggression. Analysts say North Korea can benefit by giving weapons and soldiers to Russia, [...]
Analysts say North Korea can benefit by giving weapons and soldiers to Russia because it would thus gain experience and data about the battle in the battlefield.
Phenani, heavily sanctioned for his nuclear programme, also appears to be providing large imports of oil and other products from Russia, according to foreign intelligence agencies and satellite commercial images analysed by experts.
A report by a research institute linked to the South Korean National Intelligence Service (NIS) estimates that North Korea, which suffers from a lack of money, won about $540m last year from arms sales in Russia. /Radio Europe Free
