US says North Korea will 'pay a price' for any weapons supplies to Russia

Arms negotiations between Russia and North Korea are actively advancing, a US official said on Tuesday (Sep 5) and warned leader Kim Jong Un that his country would pay a price for supplying Russia with weapons to use in Ukraine.

Arms negotiations between Russia and North Korea are actively advancing, a US official said on Tuesday (Sep 5) and warned leader Kim Jong Un that his country would pay a price for supplying Russia with weapons to use in Ukraine.

Providing weapons to Russia "is not going to reflect well on North Korea and they will pay a price for this in the international community", US national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters at the White House.

The Kremlin said earlier on Tuesday it had "nothing to say" about statements by US officials that Kim planned to travel to Russia this month to meet President Vladimir Putin and discuss weapons supplies to Moscow.

Kim expects discussions about weapons to continue, Sullivan said, including at leader level and "perhaps even in person".