The White House says it has new evidence that Russia is looking again to North Korea for weapons to fuel its war in Ukraine, this time in exchange for food and other commodities.
The administration has previously declassified intelligence to present evidence that Iran sold hundreds of attack drones to Russia over the summer.
Mr Kim has vowed to strengthen state control over agriculture and take a slew of other steps to increase grain production, North Korean state media reported earlier this month. Earlier on Thursday, the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control announced sanctions against a Slovakian national, Ashot Mkrtychev, alleging he attempted to facilitate arms deals between Russia and North Korea.
Mr Mkrtychev worked with a Russian citizen to find commercial aircraft to deliver goods to North Korea in the exchange, Treasury said.
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