Russia begs North Korea for weapons to use in Ukraine war

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By Caitlin Doornbos

August 30, 2023 | 1:23pm

WASHINGTON — Our enemy and our other enemy are friends.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu recently made a desperate trip to North Korea to convince Pyongyang to sell artillery ammunition to Moscow for use in its 18-month-old war on Ukraine, the White House revealed Wednesday.

“Arms negotiations between Russia and the DPRK are actively advancing,” said National Security Council spokesman John Kirby, using the official acronym for North Korea.

Since…