A Pentagon spokesperson accused North Korea Monday of being “complicit” in Russia’s war in Ukraine as he reiterated the United States’ concerns over Pyongyang’s provision of munitions and other military equipment to Moscow.

Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder made the accusation during a press briefing in response to a question of whether Pyongyang is able to secure enough missiles for 250 launchers that it has said would be deployed to front-line areas.

“I don’t have any information to provide in terms of specifics of North Korea providing missiles or launchers to Russia other than to say that we know that Russia and North Korea have this burgeoning relationship, that they have provided capabilities, to include munitions, to Russia for employment in Ukraine, which, again, demonstrates the fact that North Korea is complicit in this illegal Russian invasion,” he said.

“It’s something that we’re keeping a very close eye on,” he added.

Source: Yonhap News Agency