Ukraine is ‘test site’ for North Korean missiles, Seoul tells UN

Name: Satellite imagery suggests North Korea is supplying Russia with weapons through Rason port
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Description: Satellite imagery suggests North Korea is supplying Russia with weapons through Rason port

The US, meanwhile, said it was abhorrent that Russia, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, was violating resolutions by using arms from Pyongyang

The fact that Russia holds a veto on the Council, as do Britain, China, France and the United States, effectively guarantees the body cannot punish Moscow

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A prosecutor’s office expert inspects remains of a missile used during an attack on Kharkiv on January 2. Photo: AFP

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Published: 5:01am, 11 Jan 2024Updated: 5:10am, 11 Jan 2024

The US and its allies on Wednesday condemned what they described as Russia’s firing of North Korean missiles at Ukraine, with Washington calling it abhorrent and Seoul calling Ukraine a test site for Pyongyang’s nuclear-capable missiles.

Speaking at a UN Security Council session on the nearly two-year-old war ignited by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s envoy said the US seemed to be spreading “wrong” information.

But he stopped short of outright denying that Russia was using North Korean arms, which Deputy US Ambassador to the UN Robert Wood and other US allies said would violate UN resolutions.

“It’s abhorrent that a permanent member of the UN Security Council is flagrantly violating council resolutions to attack another UN member state, violations that further the suffering of the Ukrainian people, support Russia’s brutal war, and undermine the global non-proliferation regime,” Wood said.

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Satellite imagery suggests North Korea is supplying Russia with weapons through Rason port

Earlier, the US and seven other nations accused Russia of exploiting its position as a veto-holding permanent member of the Council by acquiring North Korean missiles and firing them into Ukraine in violation of Council resolutions.