North Korea Likely Seeking Hypersonics, Satellites From Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Far Eastern Federal University campus on Russky island in the far-eastern Russian port of Vladivostok on April 25, 2019. (AP)

By    |   Thursday, 19 October 2023 07:51 AM EDT ET

Massive shipping containers filled with North Korean weapons and munitions have been arriving in Russia amid Moscow's war in Ukraine – and experts say Kim Jong Un's stockpile will come at a cost to the Kremlin.

Despot Kim Jong Un hopped aboard an armored train last month for his first trip since the pandemic hit, making his way to Russia to meet with numerous high-ranking officials, including President Vladimir Putin.

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Massive shipping containers filled with North Korean weapons and munitions have been arriving in Russia amid Moscow's war in Ukraine - and experts say Kim Jong Un's stockpile will come at a cost to the Kremlin.
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