Russia is now getting dragged in the tensions between North Korea and the US . The White House said that Russia Wagner Group has received arms from North Korea .It noted that the secret army of Russian president Vladimir Putin took delivery of an arms shipment from north Korea to help bolster its forces in Ukraine conflict .
Recently a Japanese media reported North Korea transported munitions to Russia by rail .
White House national security council spokesperson John Kibry said North Korea completed
First shipment of arms that included rockets and missiles last month .
He added that the private Russian military company has 50,000 personnel fighting in Ukraine, including 10,000 contractors and 40,000 convicts recruited from prisons . US noted that with such transfers North Korea was violating sanctions imposed by UN .
US envoy to the UN called Russia act of procuring arms from Korea and Iran despicable .
UK agreed with US assessment and called it a sign of Russia isolation and desperation . South Korea too condemned North Korea arms shipments and backed US assessment .
North Kore has once again flatly denied claims that it shipped munitions to Russia .
It called the US accusation a groundless theory cooked up by some dishonest forces . Wagner owner Yevgeny Prizohin also denied the assertion as gossip and speculation .
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