US Claims NKorea Shipped Arms to Russia

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The Spin

Anti-Russia narrative

Any Russian attempt to buy munitions from North Korea violates UN resolutions that ban all arms trade with the isolated country. The US must monitor the deliveries as they could kill Ukrainian civilians, further Russia's illegitimate war, and play a decisive role in the conflict.

Pro-Russia narrative

It's hypocritical to criticize Russia or call its military partnership with North Korea illegal when the US has been sending lethal weapons to Ukraine in a large-scale hybrid war it has unleashed against Moscow. Before warning others, Washington could use some introspection.

Metaculus Prediction

There's a 1% chance that North Korea will send 100 or more troops to Ukraine before 2024, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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