Published January 10,2024
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A view reveals components of an unidentified missile, which Ukrainian authorities consider to be made in North Korea and was utilized in a strike in Kharkiv earlier this week, amid Russia’s assault on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine January 6, 2024. (REUTERS)
The United States and 7 different nations on Wednesday accused Russia of exploiting its place as a everlasting member of the U.N. Security Council by buying North Korean missiles and firing them into Ukraine in violation of Council resolutions.
“A permanent Security Council member that willingly engages in these violations demonstrates a clear exploitation of its position,” stated the assertion by everlasting Council members Britain, France and the United States, nonpermanent members Malta, Slovenia and South Korea in addition to Japan and Ukraine.
The White House final week stated Russia not too long ago used short-range ballistic missiles sourced from North Korea to conduct a number of strikes in opposition to Ukraine, citing newly declassified intelligence. Both Moscow and Pyongyang have denied conducting any arms offers however vowed final 12 months to deepen navy relations.
Russia not too long ago has launched a few of its most intense strikes on Ukraine because it invaded nearly two years in the past.
“It’s abhorrent that a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council is flagrantly violating Council resolutions to attack another U.N. member state, violations that further the suffering of the Ukrainian people, support Russia’s brutal war, and undermine the global nonproliferation regime,” Deputy U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Robert Wood advised the Council.
Source: www.anews.com.tr