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North Korea Earns Up to $22 Billion Through Arms Sales to Russia
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North Korea Earns Up to $22 Billion Through Arms Sales to Russia
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- currentsapi-gapfill(Mixed)By Kyiv Post; Tymur Dubovyk
The North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un secured up to $22 billion in foreign revenue between 2022 and 2025, largely driven by the mass export of munitions and troops to sustain Russia’s war in Ukraine, Bloomberg reported. The staggering sum, which nearly quadruples Pyongyang’s revenu…
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