United Nations: The United States on Tuesday accused Russia of firing at least nine North Korean-supplied missiles into Ukraine, after Moscow directly implicated Washington in the downing of a Russian military transport plane last month. stated.
Russia’s UN ambassador Vassily and Robert Wood, deputy US ambassador to the UN, exchanged accusations at a UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine, which was requested by Moscow. Russia invaded neighboring Ukraine almost two years ago.
Wood, using North Korea’s official name: the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, told the 15-member Security Council that to date, Russia has fired missiles supplied by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea against Ukraine on at least nine occasions. .
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He said Russia and the DPRK must be held accountable for their actions, which undermine long-standing obligations under UN Security Council resolutions.
Both Moscow and Pyongyang have denied the US accusations but last year vowed to deepen military ties. Since the start of the war with Ukraine, Russia has deepened ties with North Korea and other US adversaries such as Iran – ties that have worried the West.
A Russian Air Force plane crashed in January. Russia said all 74 people on board, including 65 Ukrainian soldiers who were on their way to be exchanged for Russian prisoners of war, were killed, and blamed Kiev for downing the plane.
