During a State Department press briefing on Tuesday, Principal Deputy spokesperson Tommy Pigott was asked about North Korea's support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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00:00The North Korea and then the second question about the Russia for us.
00:05As you know, that the North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles
00:10into the East Coast last week for the second time
00:15since the second term of the Trump administration.
00:20How do you view the fact that North Korea is receiving missile technology support from Russia,
00:27which is further escalating the threat to the Korean Peninsula?
00:33So we've spoken on this in the past.
00:36I'll refer to those comments and take back your question for further details, if we can get there.
00:40The second question on Russia.
00:42Russia's criminal said that it will pay for the North Korean soldiers
00:48who died in Khrushchev during the war in Ukraine
00:52and that Putin is preparing a new mission with the North Korean military.
01:00How will the United States react to the fact that North Korean troops
01:06will continue to be stationed in Russia and help Russia,
01:11even if Russia and Ukraine reach a ceasefire and end the war?
01:17Well, as Spokesperson Bruce has said from this podium,
01:21third countries like the DPRK that have perpetrated the Russia-Ukraine war bear responsibility.
01:26The DPRK's military deployment to Russia
01:29and any support provided by the Russian Federation, the DPRK, in return, must end.