Russia has started supplying oil directly to North Korea in defiance of UN sanctions ⠀

“For the past seven years, Pyongyang has had to pay a high premium for the oil products it needs, as it relied on a complex and expensive network of criminal brokers and mid-sea ship-to-ship transfers,” said Go.

“But now, it appears it has secured a steady supply of oil either at a heavy discount or as direct payment for the munitions it is supplying to Moscow,” he added. “That is going to free up resources for North Korea’s armed forces and its nuclear weapons programme.”

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  • freagle@lemmygrad.ml
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    4 months ago

    LoL. What a ridiculous take. The answer is because DPRK, like Ukraine, occupies a buffer zone between Russia and the West. The stronger DPRK is, the safer Russia is, simple as that.

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        4 months ago

        Why would they even bother buying artillery ammunition from North Korea

        The question you literally ended your comment with

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              4 months ago

              …and when you don’t have anything left to say, you lash out / try to steer away from the facts.

              Nice try.

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                4 months ago

                Fucking moron. You literally wrote a question and turned into a rhetorical question, grammatically incorrectly, and you think that’s a valid dodge. Fuck off, you have nothing to give except regurgitated propaganda and the arrogance of ignorance.

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                  4 months ago

                  In the future you might want to refrain from using some of those words and you might even look like you’re old enough to eat at the grown-ups table.

                  The words you choose doesn’t really make your argument stronger.

                  • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml
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                    4 months ago

                    It’s adorable that you think you’re the one who looks like a grown up here while childishly trying to pretend you weren’t asking a question when called out on your bullshit.