Russia is seeking weapons from North Korea in exchange for food, the White House said on Thursday. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the Kremlin is planning to send a delegation to Pyongyang to hammer out the deal as the two countries deepen security ties amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

The administration of President Joe Biden has blacklisted a Slovakian man on accusations of facilitating arms deals between North Korea and Russia amid the Kremlin's war in Ukraine.

The White House has said North Korea is attempting to trade Russia weapons for food and that Moscow may even send a delegation. This comes as Pyongyang faces its worst-ever food crisis under Kim Jong-

The US said any arms deal would violate UN Security Council resolutions.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin is turning to "suppliers of last resort" like Iran and North Korea, says the US. Read more at straitstimes.com.

As part of the reported deal, Pyongyang would supply more than two dozen kinds of weapons with Moscow in turn helping avoid domestic famine

John Kirby, Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council in the White House, said on Thursday that the Russian Federation is seeking to obtain munitions from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea,