On January 9, the United States issued a joint statement signed by the foreign ministers of nearly 50 countries. Together, they condemned the issue of missile deliveries between North Korea and Russia.
These countries include: Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Palau, Poland, Representatives of Portugal, South Korea**, Romania, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, the United States and the European Union.
Russia used North Korean missiles in at least large-scale attacks on Ukraine on December 30 and January 2, the statement said. This event has raised concerns about the security implications for the entire world.
With regard to the issue between the DPRK and Russia, since the visit of the Supreme Commander of the DPRK to Russia last year, the two sides seem to have begun to step up cooperation. Previously, it was reported that container deliveries on the Russian-North Korean border had been monitored.
Last week, the United States, citing intelligence sources, reported that Russia had received dozens of missiles over the past few weeks. The news was then confirmed by the White House. Ukraine has also drawn a similar conclusion from the wreckage at the attack site, the missiles used by Russia recently are different from the traditional missiles of the Russian army in appearance and technology, and the Ukrainian side judges that either Russia has begun to produce missiles in a more crude way, which has a major deviation from normal technology, or it is a missile from another manufacturing country, and you can probably guess whose goods it is by looking at the level of craftsmanship.
The joint statement noted that countries are closely watching what Russia offers to North Korea in exchange for these ** exports.
The statement called on the DPRK and Russia to comply with UN Security Council resolutions and immediately cease any actions that violate them. The United States also intends to refer the matter to the United Nations Security Council and use their usual means of counterattack to seek sanctions against *** people.
The statement also launched an appeal for all UN Member States to condemn the incidents. But this kind of thinking is naïve, Russia and North Korea also have iron fans.
The statement also stressed that the international community will continue to support Ukraine. "We will continue to stand together in support of Ukraine as Russia fires wave after wave of missiles and drones at the Ukrainian people. ”