Russia is approaching the transfer of advanced space technology to North Korea and may also recognise the country as a nuclear power. This was stated by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a visit to South Korea, Politico reports.
Blinken's trip is the last one in this position - after 20 January, when the White House returns to Donald Trump's administration, another person will become US Secretary of State. According to the head of the State Department, ‘there are reasons to believe’ that Moscow intends to share advanced space and satellite technologies with the DPRK.
It also ‘may be close to reversing a decades-long policy’ and recognising North Korea as a nuclear power.
The comment came against the backdrop of Russia's involvement of DPRK troops in the war in the Kursk Region, as well as North Korea's new missile launch. It is believed that the assistance in building satellites and the offer to launch a spacecraft for the DPRK are part of the agreement between Moscow and Pyongyang, under which the Russians receive artillery shells.