(Kyiv) Ukraine on Wednesday accused North Korea of providing military aid to Russia that enables the “mass murder” of civilians and called for “more rigorous” measures to isolate the two countries, after the visit of Vladimir Putin in Pyongyang.
“North Korea is today actively cooperating with Russia in the military field and deliberately providing resources for the mass murder of Ukrainians,” Mykhaïlo Podoliak, advisor to the Ukrainian presidency, denounced to AFP.
He accused Pyongyang of supplying Moscow with “a large number of large-caliber shells” that allow it to “maintain a high intensity of artillery and missile attacks.”
“This impacts the course of the war as a whole and significantly increases the number of civilian casualties,” Podoliak continued, accusing North Korea of “consciously participating” in Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Mr. Podoliak also regretted “the absolute incapacity of global pressure instruments” and called for “a more rigorous approach to achieve real isolation” of Russia and North Korea.
North Korea and Russia signed a mutual defense agreement on Wednesday to “fight together” against U.S. “hegemony,” during a rare visit to Pyongyang by President Vladimir Putin.
