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Blinken condemns DPRK missile launch, raises alarm about Russia–North Korea military and space ties
Summary
Secretary Blinken condemned a reported DPRK missile launch as a violation of Security Council resolutions and warned of growing military and satellite cooperation between Russia and North Korea, tying the concern to support for Ukraine and regional security.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned a reported ballistic missile launch by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and warned of concerning security cooperation between Russia and the DPRK that could affect both the Ukraine war and Indo-Pacific stability.
Blinken said the United States “condemn[s] yet another violation of multiple Security Council resolutions with the reported, missile launch,” and said Washington has repeatedly sought diplomacy with Pyongyang “to sit down, to talk without any preconditions,” but that the response has been ongoing provocations.
He described increased material and technical ties between the DPRK and Russia: “what we're seeing is not only the provision of artillery, ammunition, and troops by North Korea to Russia for its aggression against Ukraine, but we are seeing collaboration support coming in the other direction. Russia's already providing military equipment to the DPRK. It's providing training. We believe that it has the intent to share space and satellite technology with the DPRK.”
Blinken linked those trends to strengthening allied deterrence and trilateral cooperation among the United States, the Republic of Korea and Japan established under the Camp David process. He said that practical initiatives — including a newly established permanent trilateral secretariat and over three dozen initiatives across security, economic and people-to-people channels — are part of a response to DPRK provocations.
On the situation in Ukraine, Blinken said the United States is ensuring Ukraine “has in hand what it needs to effectively defend itself” and that any future negotiations should leave Kyiv with adequate security assurances. He characterized Russia’s ongoing ambitions as a potential future threat if not deterred.
The U.S. secretary framed the Russia–DPRK ties as illustrative of the “indivisibility of security” across Atlantic and Pacific theaters and called for continued coordination with allies to address those risks.
