US envoy calls alleged North Korea, Russia weapons delivery dangerous

The U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim on Tuesday criticised relations between North Korea and Russia as “very worrying,” after the White House said last week Pyongyang recently provided Russia with a shipment of weapons.
Speaking to reporters after a meeting with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts in Jakarta, Kim called weapons deliveries between the two countries “dangerous” and “destabilising,” and reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to protect its allies.
“At the same time we will continue our work to counter the DPRK’s unlawful WMD (weapons of mass destruction) and ballistic missiles,” Kim told a briefing. DPRK is the initials of North Korea’s official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
The meeting took place days after a new accusation by the United States that the North recently provided Russia with a large shipment of weapons, which it said was an indication of expanded military relationship between the two countries.