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Blinken Reveals Russia's Plan to Share Advanced Satellite Technology With North Korea in Exchange for Troops

Jan 6, 2025, 05:17 AM

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated that Russia intends to share advanced satellite technology with North Korea. This revelation came during a joint press conference in Seoul following a U.S.-South Korea foreign ministers' meeting. Blinken noted that this move is part of an expanding space cooperation between Russia and North Korea, reportedly in exchange for North Korean troop contributions to the conflict in Ukraine. He also mentioned that credible information suggests Moscow is close to reversing decades of policy by potentially accepting North Korea's nuclear status. Concurrently, North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea during the meeting, an action condemned by both Blinken and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul as a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.