North Korea launches suspected spy satellite, its neighbors say
NBCNOV 2023
Prior to North Korea's satellite launch, the US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin expressed his concern that North Korea was receiving military-technical assistance from Russia and China. Breaking sanctions from the UN Security Council is unacceptable, and UN states and South Korea must now fulfill their pledge to respond jointly to any aggression towards the South by North Korea.
There is absolutely no evidence to support accusations that Russia allegedly has provided illegal military-technological assistance to the DPRK. Claims that North Korea has circumvented arms control sanctions are deliberate attempts by the West to inflame tensions with Pyongyang and its allies.