Russia obscures North Korea arms trade by moving operation out of military port



Analysis Russia obscures North Korea arms trade by moving operation out of military port Experts suggest Russia switched to using commercial port in response to international scrutiny of alleged weapons trade Anton Sokolin \| Colin Zwirko February 28, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Container ships at Vostochny Port in Nakhodka, Russia \| Image: GlobalPorts.com This is the first article in a two-part series analyzing major changes to alleged North Korea-Russia maritime arms trade in the first two months of 2024. Part two can be found here. Russia has stopped using a military port in its alleged maritime weapons trade with North Korea in favor of a commercial port, according to NK Pro analysis, in what appears to be an effort to convince observers the trade is not military related. The shipping operation started last August right after DPRK leader Kim Jong Un was seen showing Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01Lessons from chaos: What Kim Jong Un sees in an era of global turmoil 02In 2024, Kim Jong Un swaggered on the global stage like never before 03Military dominates Kim Jong Un’s attention in his busiest year in nearly decade 04How Trump’s return could transform North Korea’s quiet ties with Thailand 05How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties 06All the companies that participated in the Pyongyang Autumn Trade Fair 2024 07No Chinese firms joined North Korea’s latest trade fair dominated by Russia 08What defectors’ exam scores reveal about the quality of North Korean health care

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Russia obscures North Korea arms trade by moving operation out of military port

Experts suggest Russia switched to using commercial port in response to international scrutiny of alleged weapons trade

Anton Sokolin | Colin Zwirko February 28, 2024

Russia obscures North Korea arms trade by moving operation out of military port

Container ships at Vostochny Port in Nakhodka, Russia | Image: GlobalPorts.com

This is the first article in a two-part series analyzing major changes to alleged North Korea-Russia maritime arms trade in the first two months of 2024. Part two can be found here.

Russia has stopped using a military port in its alleged maritime weapons trade with North Korea in favor of a commercial port, according to NK Pro analysis, in what appears to be an effort to convince observers the trade is not military related.

The shipping operation started last August right after DPRK leader Kim Jong Un was seen showing Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu

01Lessons from chaos: What Kim Jong Un sees in an era of global turmoil
02In 2024, Kim Jong Un swaggered on the global stage like never before
03Military dominates Kim Jong Un’s attention in his busiest year in nearly decade
04How Trump’s return could transform North Korea’s quiet ties with Thailand
05How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties
06All the companies that participated in the Pyongyang Autumn Trade Fair 2024
07No Chinese firms joined North Korea’s latest trade fair dominated by Russia
08What defectors’ exam scores reveal about the quality of North Korean health care

Russia obscures North Korea arms trade by moving operation out of military port

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