Russia caught smuggling MISSILE FUEL into
North Korea RUSSIA is helping North Korea by smuggling
missile-building fuel into the Hermit State, it has been claimed. After Daily Star Online reported China has
been going behind the worlds back and helping nuke-nut leader Kim Jong-un, it appears Russia
has followed suit. Security sources say Russian ships loaded
with petrol have been meeting up with North Korean vessels at sea and transferring the
loads. The petrol, stored in huge containers, could
be used to fuel Kims ballistic missiles as his bid to wipe out the US pushes the world
closer to an all-out war.
The sources told Reuters Russian tanks carried
fuel to the communist country at least three times in October and November. The illegal move is in breach of United Nations
sanctions, and threatens to spark fury from US President Donald Trump. Speaking on condition of anonymity, one western
security source said: "Russian vessels have made ship-to-ship transfers of petrochemicals
to North Korean vessels on several occasions this year in breach of sanctions. The vessels are smuggling Russian fuel
from Russian Far Eastern ports to North Korea.
A second source independently confirmed the
incidents, but said there was no concrete evidence of Russian state involvement. They said: "There is no evidence that this
is backed by the Russian state but these Russian vessels are giving a lifeline to the
North Koreans." The two sources cited naval intelligence and
satellite imagery of the ships operating out of Russian Far Eastern ports. They also revealed the ships have been switching
off their transponders when they get to open sea, meaning their exact locations cant
be pinpointed. The move comes after months of attempts by
Trump to pally up with Russia and China in a bid to win their support over North Korea.
But if the smuggling claims are true, his
work will have pulled off the opposite effect..
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