World forced Putin of going cap in hand to North Korea – UK Defence Secretary

Grant Shapps, UK Defence Secretary, has reacted to the information that Russia has already used North Korean ballistic missiles in its war against Ukraine.

Source: European Pravda; Shapps on Twitter 

Quote: "The world has turned its back on Russia, forcing Putin into the humiliation of going cap in hand to North Korea to keep his illegal invasion going," Schapps said.

Details: According to Grant Shapps, by turning to North Korea for help, Russia violated numerous UN Security Council resolutions and "put the security of another world region at risk".

"This must stop now. Together with our partners we’ll make sure North Korea pays a high price for supporting Russia," the UK Defence Secretary stressed.

Background:

• The day before, the White House said that the United States had information that North Korea had transferred to Russia a certain batch of ballistic missiles and launchers that had already been used to attack Ukraine.
• According to John Kirby, White House spokesman, on 30 December 2023, Russian forces launched at least one North Korean ballistic missile at Ukraine. "This missile appears to have landed in an open field in the Zaporizhzhia region," Kirby said.
• At the same time, the command of the Ukrainian Air Force has no information about Russia's use of the ballistic missiles provided by North Korea.

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