Ten countries, EU condemn defense coeration between North Korea, Russia

That’s according to a joint statement by the t diplomats from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, the UK, US, and the EU, Ukrinform reports.

"Our governments stand in resute position to these continued arms transfers, which Russia has used to strike Ukraine’s critical infrastructure, pronging the suffering of the Ukrainian pele. We are gravely concerned by the deepening DPRK-Russia coeration in flagrant viation of multiple United Nations Security Council resutions," the statement reads.

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The signatories also called on Pyongyang to " take concrete steps towards abandoning all nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles and related programmes in a complete, verifiable and irreversible manner."

"We urge the DPRK to respond to the numerous and genuine offers to return to diplomacy, the only path to an enduring peace on the Korean Peninsula," the statement emphasizes.

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As reported, Ukraine's allies have long accused North Korea of ​​directly supporting Russia's illegal war of aggression.

U.S. intelligence has officially confirmed the transfer of at least 3 million artillery rounds and dozens of ballistic missiles from North Korea to Russia. Fragments of North Korean munitions have already been found in several locations across Ukraine hit by Russian strikes.