North Korea has completed its first arms shipment to Russia’s secretive mercenary Wagner Group, the White House said Thursday, as the Kremlin scrambles to replenish its weapons stocks for its ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters that Pyongyang completed its shipment containing infantry rockets and missiles into Russia last month. He said the shipment was paid for by the Wagner Group and will be used by its mercenaries on the battlefield in Ukraine.
“We assess that the amount of material delivered to Wagner will not change battlefield dynamics in Ukraine, but we are certainly concerned that North Korea is planning to deliver more military equipment,” Mr.