According to declassified intelligence obtained by the New York Times, Russia has bought millions of artillery shells and rockets from Pyongyang.
According to a U.S. official, the fact that Russia is turning to the isolated state of North Korea demonstrates that “the Russian military continues to suffer from severe supply shortages in Ukraine, due in part to export controls and sanctions.”
U.S. intelligence officials believe that the Russians could look to purchase additional North Korean military equipment in the future.
The U.S. official did not detail how much weaponry Russia intends to purchase from North Korea.
Kim Jong-un's regime has blamed the US for the conflict and accused the West of pursuing a "hegemonic policy" that justified Russia's use of force.
North Korea also last month recognized the independence of the self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and Luhansk and provided 100,000 North Korean volunteer soldiers to support Russian forces in eastern Ukraine.
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Chinese leader Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet on the sidelines of a summit in Uzbekistan next week, Russia's envoy to Beijing Andrey Denisov told reporters on Wednesday, according to Russian state news agency Tass.
The expected meeting at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit would be the first face-to-face between the two leaders, who have established a close relationship, since the Russian invasion of Ukraine earlier this year.
It would also be the first overseas trip for Xi since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, and come just weeks before a major political meeting in Beijing, where he is expected to break with tradition and assume a third term in power, cementing his role as China's most powerful leader in decades.
"This summit promises to be interesting, because it will be the first full-fledged summit since the pandemic," Denisov said, according to Tass. "I do not want to say that online summits are not full-fledged, but still, direct communication between leaders is a different quality of discussion... We are planning a serious, full-fledged meeting of our leaders with a detailed agenda, which we are now, in fact, working on with our Chinese partners," the diplomat said.
The expected meeting next week between Xi and Putin - and the choice of destination for Xi's first overseas trip - signals the importance of the Russian relationship for China, even in the face of international blow back against Moscow after its invasion of Ukraine earlier this year.
Moscow and Beijing have emerged as closer partners in recent years as both face tensions with the West, with Xi and Putin declaring the two countries had a "no limit" partnership weeks before Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Beijing has since refused to condemn the aggression, instead repeatedly laying blame for the conflict on NATO and the United States.
The SCO summit will be held from September 15 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The organization is compromised of China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
- CNN
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This weekend, Joe Biden said he did not believe Russia should be designated as a state sponsor of terrorism. Now, the Kremlin is full of praise for the president, announcing Tuesday that Moscow is grateful for Biden's stance that the U.S. should avoid designating Russia.
The Kremlin "appreciates" that Biden does not recognize Russia as a state sponsor of terror, according to the TASS agency.
"It is good that the US president answered in this way," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on RBC TV, according to TASS. "The very wording of the question is monstrous".
If the United States were to name Russia, Moscow would join the ranks of North Korea, Syria, Iran and Cuba.
- The Daily Beast
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Bombing around Ukraine's Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, occupied by Russian forces, led to its disconnection from the power grid again on Saturday. "The plant was disconnected from its last main external power line after Friday night's shelling, forcing engineers to use a low-voltage backup line" to ensure the cooling of nuclear fuel, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
The disconnection came on Saturday, a day after a delegation of 14 IAEA experts arrived and found during an initial four- to five-hour visit that "the physical integrity of the plant [had] been violated on several occasions". The agency said at the time that it had to assess the damage, analyse many technical aspects, check the safety systems and affirmed its willingness to talk to the Ukrainian workers and assess their working conditions.
That same day, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan offered Russian President Vladimir Putin mediation to break the deadlock at the Zaporizhia plant, which Russian and Ukrainian forces have accused each other of bombing for several weeks.
Rafael Grossi, the director general of the IAEA, testified on Friday during the agency's first visit that he had heard heavy machine-gun and artillery fire on two or three occasions
The IAEA intends in any case "to establish a continuous presence" in the plant, its head stressed, without further clarification, which seems to be tolerated by both parties for the time being since no indication was given on a potential departure date.
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The long-awaited document on human rights violations in the Chinese region was released in extremis on Wednesday, shortly before midnight, in Geneva. It mentions "credible evidence" of torture and sexual violence against the Uighur minority and calls on the international community to act. Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, whose last day at the helm of the High Commissioner's office was today, kept her promise to publish the report, despite pressure from Beijing. But for Le Temps, her procrastination will have "unfortunate consequences on the credibility of the UN". The publication of the report took place "almost on the sly while, in Beijing, the offices are still closed, and while, in the West, attention is focused on the death of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev," notes the Swiss daily. "The manner in which Michelle Bachelet has proceeded is indicative of a great unease," the newspaper says. Le Temps recalls that, during a recent press conference, "the High Commissioner tried to moderate expectations, explaining to journalists at the Palais des Nations that she would 'try' to make the document public before leaving, despite her promise before the Human Rights Council (HRC) to do so.
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In Papua New Guinea, a coffee minister and a palm oil minister were appointed this week, two positions that appear to be the first of their kind in the world.
Prime Minister James Marape, who was sworn in this month after elections marred by violence, delays and allegations of fraud, announced a new government on Tuesday that includes both roles.
Joe Kuli, former deputy minister of trade and industry, gets the coffee portfolio and Francis Maneke, who has been in parliament since 2017, gets the palm oil portfolio.
This is, according to the head of government, a "targeted approach" to develop the economy. "The traditional crops of Papua New Guinea have lost interest over the last thirty, forty years. We want to bring them back on the table," he said. We are allocating them to specific ministers so that these programs are managed properly, at the micro level, by a minister."
Note that palm oil and coffee are the country's two main agricultural exports.
- CNN
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Ukraine's state-owned energy operator, Energoatom, confirmed Friday the partial reconnection of the Zaporiyia nuclear power plant to the country's power grid thanks to the reactivation of one of its power units.
"One of the units of the Zaporizhia power plant that was shut down the day before was reconnected to the power grid" this Friday at 14:04 hours, Energoatom announced on its Telegram channel.
The reconnected unit "is already producing electricity to cover Ukraine's needs, and the power upgrade is in progress."
However, Energoatom has refrained from commenting "on the operation of the equipment and safety systems."
The operator, finally, applauded the civilian employees working at the plant as "real heroes" who ensure "the nuclear safety of Ukraine and the whole of Europe".
- Energoatom via Telegram
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Damage to power lines caused by incessant shelling near Ukraine's Russian-occupied Zaporizhia nuclear power plant led to its complete disconnection from the power grid Thursday. "Emergency backup systems were triggered and allowed for much-needed operations," says the Washington Post. On Thursday evening, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, once again accused Russia of having put "the Ukrainians, as well as all Europeans, at the doorstep of a nuclear catastrophe". Russians and Ukrainians are blaming each other for the bombing of Zaporizhia, with Kiev suspecting Moscow of wanting to divert the energy produced by the plant to Russia. The United States shares these fears and warned Thursday that any attempt to divert nuclear energy from Ukraine would be "unacceptable".
Whether it lasts or not, the disconnection of the plant from the Ukrainian power grid will have a major impact on Ukrainians, as the Zaporizhia plant alone produces 20% of Ukraine's total electricity. Ukrainians will have to pay more for their electricity and if the cut-off lasts, they could be deprived of electricity.
- Washington Post
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