UK Defence Secretary, Grant Shapps, has commented for the first time on the evidence that North Korea is supplying Russia with ballistic missiles to strike Ukraine. According to him, this shows that dictator Putin once again had to humiliate himself to get them.
Shapps believes that world was able to drive Putin into dead end
According to the British minister, it was the tough stance of Ukraine's partners towards Russia that led the Kremlin leader to beg for help from third world countries.
The world has turned its back on Russia, forcing Putin to humiliate himself and turn to North Korea to continue his illegal invasion, Grant Shapps said.
He also draws attention to the fact that Moscow, by accepting aid from the DPRK, is violating numerous UN Security Council resolutions.
Moreover, the aggressor country has "threatened the security of another region of the world".
This must stop immediately. Together with our partners, we will ensure that North Korea pays a heavy price for its support of Russia, the British Defence Secretary promised.
North Korea transfers ballistic missiles to Russia: what is known about it
Recently, the team of US leader Joe Biden officially confirmed that it had received information that North Korea had transferred a certain batch of ballistic missiles and launchers to Russia.
In addition, it is emphasised that they have already been used in the war against Ukraine.
According to the White House spokesman, John Kirby, on 30 December 2023, the Russian army launched at least one North Korean ballistic missile over Ukraine.
According to him, it probably fell in a field in the Zaporizhzhia region.
