DC, Washington The United States has promised to "aggressively" enforce current sanctions and impose new ones in the event that Pyongyang helps Moscow with weaponry for its conflict in Ukraine as Russian President Vladimir Putin gets ready to visit North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
According to Matthew Miller, a spokesman for the US State Department, the US will continue to "hold accountable" organizations that support Russia's military campaign in Ukraine.
According to Miller, who spoke to reporters, "I will remind both countries that any transfer of arms from North Korea to Russia would be in violation of numerous United Nations Security Council resolutions."
"We, of course, have vigorously enforced our sanctions against entities that fund Russia's war effort. We will continue to enforce those sanctions, and we won't hesitate to impose new sanctions if necessary."
He said that the US was keeping an eye on the issue and would "wait and see what the outcome of the meeting is before speculating" before saying whether the US would put sanctions on North Korea, Russia, or both.
The US has already imposed stringent sanctions on both North Korea and Russia. Putin and Kim are scheduled to meet in the coming days, according to confirmations from Moscow and Pyongyang.
North Korea's leader is allegedly traveling to Russia for the Kim-Putin summit.
The Russian president traveled on Monday to Vladivostok, a port city in the far eastern Pacific, to take part in an economic forum. In Vladivostok, Putin first visited Kim in 2019.
Miller asserted that Putin is demonstrating the "strategic failure" of his all-out invasion of Ukraine in 2022 by turning to Kim, a "international pariah," for assistance.
"Now is the best time to see that evidence. Miller stated on Monday, "A year and a half later, he has not only failed to accomplish his objectives on the battlefield, but you see him traveling across his own country, hat in hand, to beg Kim Jong Un for military assistance.
Russia's military objectives have been constrained to the occupation of the country's eastern regions after failing to take the capital of Ukraine in the first few weeks of the invasion. Despite beginning a counteroffensive against Russian soldiers early this year, Ukraine has only achieved minor progress.
According to Miller, "We continue to believe that the Ukrainians are making headway in their counteroffensive, and we have faith in the capability of their forces.Russian assaults threaten the remaining supply lines for Ukraine's grain exports.
The US, which gives Ukraine billions in aid, has been cautioning its rivals and enemies, notably China, against supporting Russia's military push.
Washington has frequently advised Pyongyang not to sell weapons to Moscow over the past two weeks.
Miller said on Monday that the meeting between Kim and Putin is not a "social gathering" when asked why the US is worried that it may involve a weapons deal.Russia and North Korea have given signs that their ties have improved recently. For instance, Russia's Sergei Shoigu, the country's minister of defense, paid his first visit to North Korea since 1991 in July. Shoigu met Kim there to talk about "strategic and tactical collaboration".
Last month, Kim and Putin also exchanged letters in which they pledged to increase collaboration between their two nations.
Both Moscow and Pyongyang rejected the US accusation that North Korea had secretly shipped artillery ammunition to Russia last year.
Separately, because of North Korea's nuclear program and its increased missile testing, tensions between Pyongyang and Washington have been rising. These missile launches have been justified by North Korea as a defensive measure in reaction to nearby joint US military exercises with South Korea and Japan.
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