Putin paid North Korea for the military
Payment was made both in cash and in barter – oil and food.
Russia has spent up to $6 billion on supplying weapons and sending North Korean soldiers.
This was reported by The New York Times with reference to data from Seoul's Hanguk Institute of Foreign Studies.
According to analysts, the cost of the weapons supplied by the DPRK to Russia ranges from $1.72 billion to $5.5 billion. Payment was made both in cash and in barter – oil and food.
In addition to weapons, Pyongyang receives payment for sending soldiers. According to the study, even with minimal calculations, Kim Jong-un can earn from $143 million to $572 million every year for the participation of 5,000 to 20,000 North Korean troops in hostilities on the side of Russia.
Western and Ukrainian intelligence indicates that about 11,000 have already arrived in the Kursk region…
