Russland vs. Ukraine

[Schneemann]

Anscheinend kaufen die Russen neuerdings Waffen bei den Nordkoreanern; und interessanterweise scheinen die Chinesen eher davon abzusehen, den Russen zu helfen. Und es bestätigt sich zudem, dass die Chinesen zwar bis zu einem gewissen Grad einspringen, was die Abnahme russischer Ressourcen angeht - aber sie nehmen es eben zu ihren Konditionen ab, d. h. zu Spotpreisen, woran Moskau nicht wirklich etwas daran verdient.

Russia Is Buying North Korean Artillery, According to U.S. Intelligence

Moscow’s purchase of millions of shells and rockets from North Korea is a sign that global sanctions have hampered the Russian military’s supply lines.

WASHINGTON — Russia is buying millions of artillery shells and rockets from North Korea, according to newly declassified American intelligence, a sign that global sanctions have severely restricted its supply chains and forced Moscow to turn to pariah states for military supplies. The disclosure comes days after Russia received initial shipments of Iranian-made drones, some of which American officials said had mechanical problems. U.S. government officials said Russia’s decision to turn to Iran, and now North Korea, was a sign that sanctions and export controls imposed by the United States and Europe were hurting Moscow’s ability to obtain supplies for its army. [...]

“The Kremlin should be alarmed that it has to buy anything at all from North Korea,” said Mason Clark, who leads the Russia team at the Institute for the Study of War.

Before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the White House began declassifying intelligence reports about Moscow’s military plans — then disclosing that material, first to allies privately and then to the public. After something of a lull in the disclosures, the American government has once again begun declassifying information to highlight the struggles of Russia’s military, including the recent intelligence about the purchase of Iranian drones and the Russian army’s problems recruiting soldiers. [...]

Moscow had hoped that China would be willing to buck those export controls and continue to supply the Russian military. But in recent days, American officials have said that while China was willing to buy Russian oil at a discount, Beijing, at least so far, has respected the export controls aimed at Moscow’s military and not tried to sell either military equipment or components.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/05/us/po...llery.html

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