News Snapshot:
North Korea has blamed the United States for the ongoing "bloodshed" in Ukraine amid reports that Pyongyang has already supplied Russian regular forces—and perhaps notorious Wagner Group mercenaries—with weapons to aid their stalled invasion. On Thursday, the Japanese newspaper Tokyo Shimbun reported that North Korea sent military equipment including artillery shells to Russia via rail on November 20. Also on Thursday, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said Pyongyang has already sent arms—including infantry rockets and missiles—to Ukraine for use by the Wagner Group. North Korea's foreign ministry released a statement on Friday dismissing the Japanese report and denying it...
