SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The influential sister of North Korean
leader Kim Jong Un again denied Friday that her country has exported
any weapons to Russia, as she labeled outside speculation on North
Korea-Russian arms dealings as “the most absurd paradox.”The U.S., South Korea and others have steadfastly accused North Korea
of supplying artillery, missiles and other conventional weapons to
Russia for its war in Ukraine in return for advanced military
technologies and economic aid. Both North Korea and Russia have
repeatedly dismissed that.Foreign experts believe North Korea’s recent series of artillery and
short-range missile tests were meant to examine or advertise the
weapons it was planning to sell to Russia.Kim Yo Jong called outside assessments on the North Korean-Russian
dealings “the most absurd paradox which is not worth making any
evaluation or interpretation.”
https://apnews.com/article/north-korea-russia-ukraine-weapons-309d3fc63577664d6375f469eb3fd42b
Although there is no firm evidence linking direct weapons sales
between North Korea and Hamas, recent accounts of North Korean arms in
the hands of nonstate armed actors (NSAAs) such as Hamas and the
Russian-based Wagner Group have drawn renewed attention to North
Korea’s long-standing involvement in the global illicit arms trade.
What does North Korea gain from denying that the country provided weapons to Russia? From what I've read, it seems North Korea sent considerable amount of shells and other weaponry to Russia, but both Russia and North Korea deny this. Is there a particular reason why they're denying it, especially since there's evidence that North Korea provided arms to Russia?
