Russia and North Korea Draw Closer as Putin Looks for More Arms From Kim

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : "Schemes like the arms deal pursued by this individual show that Putin is turning to suppliers of last resort like Iran and the DPRK," U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said at the time.
52% : It's known that Russia is looking to both North Korea and Iran to augment their supply of ammunition as well as drones.
39% : At the United Nations, the United States, along with South Korea, Japan, and the UK, urged North Korea to stop arms negotiations with Russia.
36% : "This sends the wrong message to aspiring proliferators that if you sell Russia arms, Russia will even enable your pursuit of nuclear weapons," according to the statement that was read by U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield.

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