According to the evaluation of the Bank of Korea, the North Korean economy failed to increase the previous year, and the situation last year was unclear.After the closure of the cryptocurrency trading platform FTX, the revenue from North Korea's theft of cryptocurrency may also face squeezing.North Korea has a large number of weapons, and weapon expert Olmann said that Russia may purchase weapons from North Korea, and major arms transactions between the two countries may be worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
(Bloomberg, New York) Bloomberg pointed out that Russia is looking for more weapons to support the war against Ukraine, which may provide a lifeline for closed North Korea; even a relatively small weapon tradingThe scarce and stagnant North Korea's economy has increased.
According to the evaluation of the Bank of Korea, the North Korean economy failed to grow in 2021, and the situation last year was unclear.
At the same time, after the closure of the cryptocurrency trading platform FTX, the income from North Korea's stolen cryptocurrency theft may also face squeezing.
However, North Korea has a large number of weapons, especially the 20th -century artillery currently used at the front line of Ukraine.The Institute of International Strategy (IISS) estimates that there are at least 2,600 artillery in North Korea.
Weapon expert Olmanns pointed out that North Korea made a large number of old -fashioned dragging artillery suitable for some Russian systems.
Olmann said that the weapons that Russia may purchase from North Korea includes 122 mm and 152 mm shells and 122mm rockets.Major arms transactions between the two countries may be worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and increased the GDP of North Korea by 1%by less than $ 320 million (about $ 420 million).
The United Nations decides to ban North Korea from selling weapons.The United States said earlier that North Korea provided weapons and ammunition for the Russian mercenary organization in Ukraine, but North Korea denied that.
Rand Corp, deputy political scientist of the Washington Thought Rand Corp, pointed out: "North Korea provides weapons to Russia to politically and economic benefits." She said that the demand for hard currency is the most obvious economic reasons for economic reasons., But Pyongyang can also get compensation in other ways, such as fuel transportation.
Che Weide, who is responsible for Asian affairs in strategy and International Research Center (CSIS), believes that North Korea may also want to obtain debt reduction or Russian military technology.
He said: "North Korea saw the opportunity to further move closer to Russia in the Ukrainian war, so it is using Russia's demand for arms to do so."
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North Korea has long relied on the Soviet Union to provide weapons for a long time. Today, it is also one of the few countries that recognize the "People's Republic of the People's Republic of China" established by the two pro -Russian -separated areas of Wudong.
The sister of the North Korean leader Kim Jong -un, Kim Jong -un, showed last week: "We will always be invested in Russian military and civilians who have invested in maintaining national dignity and reputation, guarding sovereignty and security struggle in the same trenches."
Satellite images released by the North Korean dynamic website "38 degrees north latitude" (38 North) showed that Russia seemed to restore railway trade at the end of last year.A weapon transported by Russia through the railway through the railway can cross the Europeania and Asia to enter Ukraine without being intercepted by third parties.
The U.S. State Department spokesman refused to comment on the potential income of North Korea to sell weapons to Russia, but it was said that the United States still worried about Pyongyang's martial arts groups to pay more military reserve.
