US alarmed Russia close to accepting nuclear-armed North Korea

The United States voiced alarm at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday, December 18, that Russia was close to accepting a nuclear-armed North Korea, as Moscow and Pyongyang defended their growing cooperation.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in September that Moscow viewed the notion of "denuclearizing" North Korea as a "closed issue" as it understood Pyongyang's logic of relying on nuclear weapons as the foundation of its defense.

Russia has forged closer diplomatic and military ties with North Korea since invading Ukraine in February 2022 and Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have visited each other's countries.

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