The Putin-Kim Alliance in Action: Rail Traffic Between the Countries Spike, After Reported Beginning of North Korean Weapons and Ammunitions Deliveries to Russia
The September summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin is beginning to bear fruits.
The allied leaders held a week-long summit in Russia’s Far East last month, involving discussions on military matters, the war in Ukraine and seeking deepening military and economic cooperation.
Now, nearly a month later, there are palpable signs that something big is on the move.
Satellite images reveal that rail traffic along the North Korea-Russia border spiked this week – to the highest in years.
In context, this strongly suggests arms supply by Pyongyang to Moscow. The traffic was greater than what has been observed in the past five years, including pre-pandemic levels.
Reuters reported:
“Satellite imagery showed an “unprecedented” 73 or so freight cars at Tumangang Rail Station in the North Korean border city of Rason,
