{"id":2028803,"date":"2023-09-12T02:52:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T06:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-warns-north-korea-against-selling-weapons-as-kim-jong-un-visits-russia\/"},"modified":"2023-09-12T02:53:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T06:53:50","slug":"us-warns-north-korea-against-selling-weapons-as-kim-jong-un-visits-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-warns-north-korea-against-selling-weapons-as-kim-jong-un-visits-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"US warns NKorea against selling weapons as Kim visits Russia."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-warns-north-korea-against-selling-weapons-as-kim-jong-un-visits-russia%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2028803&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un \u200bVisits Russia Amidst\u200c Arms Deal Concerns<\/h2>\n<p>North Korean leader Kim Jong Un \u2064is believed to have crossed into Russia \u2063on his armored\u200d private train, according to South \u2064Korea&#8217;s defense ministry. This visit comes with warnings from Washington against North Korea engaging in\u200d an arms deal with Russia.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The Kremlin <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/news_kremlin_eng\/2213\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> on Monday that Mr. Kim was visiting Russia \u2064&#8221;at the invitation of \u200cPresident\u200b of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin,&#8221; without specifying the timing and exact purpose of his visit.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to North Korean <a href=\"https:\/\/kcnawatch.org\/newstream\/1694470067-828968254\/respected-comrade-kim-jong-un-leaves-pyongyang-to-visit-russian-federation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">state media<\/a>, Kim Jong Un traveled to Russia with leading officials of the ruling Workers&#8217; Party \u2063of Korea, government, and armed forces.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/us-says-north-korea-will-pay-a-price-if-it-supplies-arms-to-russia-5486864\">US Says North Korea Will \u2018Pay \u200da Price\u2019 If \u2062It Supplies Arms to Russia<\/a> (9\/6\/2023)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-may-meet-putin-in-russia-for-arms-negotiations-us-says-5486613\">North Korea\u2019s Kim Jong Un May Meet Putin in \u200bRussia for Arms Negotiations, US Says<\/a> (9\/5\/2023)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Kremlin spokesman Dmitry \u200bPeskov mentioned \u200bthat negotiations involving \u200dtwo delegations would take place, and if necessary, the leaders would \u200cengage\u2064 in a &#8220;one-on-one format.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Vladimir Putin arrived in Russia&#8217;s far eastern city of Vladivostok to attend the 2023 Eastern Economic Forum. The purpose of the meeting between Kim Jong Un and\u2063 Putin has not been disclosed, but U.S. officials believe discussions about \u2064a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-may-meet-putin-in-russia-for-arms-negotiations-us-says\/\" title=\"US says North Korea's Kim Jong Un may meet Russia's Putin for arms talks.\">potential arms deal<\/a> \u200bwill likely occur.<\/p>\n<p>The United States has urged North Korea not to sell weapons to Russia that could be used against \u2062Ukraine.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We urge the DPRK to abide by the public commitments that Pyongyang has made to not provide or sell arms to Russia,&#8221; said National \u2064Security Council\u200c spokesperson Adrienne Watson.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The North Korean and Russian leaders \u200dlast met \u200din April 2019, during which\u2064 Kim Jong Un also made the 20-hour train ride to Vladivostok, approximately 300\u200b miles from\u200b the North Korean\u200d border.<\/p>\n<h2>North\u2062 Korea Will &#8216;Pay \u200ca Price&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>National security advisor Jake Sullivan previously warned that North \u200cKorea will &#8220;pay a price&#8221; if it \u2062supplies weapons to Russia.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>White House national security adviser\u2063 Jake Sullivan speaks at a press briefing at the\u2062 White House on April 24, \u200d2023. (Andrew Harnik\/AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sullivan explained that Moscow is seeking support \u200dfrom North Korea due to the \u200bpressure on Russia&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-confirms-kathleen-hicks-as-deputy-defense-secretary\/\" title=\"Senate Confirms Kathleen Hicks as Deputy Defense Secretary\">defense industrial base<\/a>. However, providing weapons to Russia \u2064for its ongoing war against Ukraine would have negative consequences for North Korea\u200c in the international community.<\/p>\n<p>White House\u200c Press\u200d Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre emphasized that any arms deal between the two countries would directly violate United Nations Security Council resolutions.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We urge the DPRK to cease its arms negotiations with Russia. And we are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-warns-north-korea-against-selling-weapons-as-kim-jong-un-visits-russia\/\" title=\"US warns NKorea against selling weapons as Kim visits Russia.\">taking action directly<\/a>\u2063 to exposing and sanctioning individuals and entities working to facilitate arm deals between Russia and the DPRK,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Kim Jong Un&#8217;s visit to Russia follows\u200b a Russian defense official&#8217;s visit to North Korea in late July. Russian Defense Minister\u200b Gen. Sergei Shoigu visited Pyongyang \u200dto\u200d attend a ceremony marking \u2062the 70th anniversary of the cessation\u200c of the Korean War.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Chinese Communist Party politburo \u2064member Li \u2064Hongzhong, and\u200b Russia&#8217;s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu attend a military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of\u200d the Korean War armistice in Pyongyang, North\u200b Korea, on July 27, 2023. (KCNA via Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to South Korea&#8217;s \u200cspy agency, Mr. Shoigu may have proposed that North Korea join trilateral\u2062 military drills with China. The details of North Korea&#8217;s response to this proposal remain unclear.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about\u200b the alleged proposal, \u2063Mr. Shoigu stated that the two countries\u2062 are discussing possible joint\u2062 military drills.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Why not? These are our \u2063neighbors. There&#8217;s an \u200dold Russian saying: You don&#8217;t choose your neighbors, and it&#8217;s\u2064 better \u2064to live with your neighbors in peace and harmony,&#8221; he told Russian media outlet Interfax.<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s ambassador to North Korea, Alexander Matsegora, \u2063stated that he was not\u2063 aware of any plans for North Korea to participate in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-nato-to-hold-joint-drills-amid-ongoing-war-with-russia\/\" title=\"Ukraine-NATO to hold joint drills amid ongoing war with Russia\">joint military drills<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Korea&#8217;s Kim Jong Un reportedly entered Russia on his armored train, according to South Korea&#8217;s defense ministry. This visit comes with warnings from the US against any arms deal between North Korea and Russia. 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