US Claims Purpose of Shoigu's Visit to North Korea

The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has expressed that one of the objectives of the Russian delegation, led by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, during its visit to North Korea was to secure arms supplies for military operations in Ukraine. He made this statement at a press conference, as reported by РИА Новости.

“We see that Russia is desperately trying to obtain military support wherever it can find it… We are seeing this in North Korea, as well as in Iran, which has provided the Russian Federation with numerous drones…” Blinken stated.