<div><div><div><p><strong>WASHINGTON (NEWSnet/AP) —</strong> The White House on Thursday said U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russia has acquired ballistic missiles from North Korea and is seeking close-range ballistic missiles from Iran.</p></div></div> <div><div> </div></div> <div><div><p>This comes as Moscow struggles to replenish arms for its war with Ukraine.</p></div></div> <div><div> </div></div> <div><div><p>[<strong>Related Story:</strong> Russia and Ukraine Exchange Hundreds Who Were Prisoners of War]</p></div></div> <div><div> </div></div> <div><div><p>White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said recently declassified intelligence found that North Korea has provided Russia with ballistic missile launchers and several ballistic missiles.</p></div></div> <div><div> </div></div> <div><div><p>Further: Russian forces fired at least one of those ballistic missiles into Ukraine on Dec. 30, he said.</p></div></div> <div><div> </div></div> <div><div><p>Kirby said Russia also launched multiple North Korean ballistic missiles on Tuesday as part of its overnight aerial attack.</p></div></div> <div><div> </div></div> <div><div><p>In the meantime, he said, the U.S. “is concerned that Russia negotiations to acquire close range ballistic missiles from Iran are actively advancing.”</p></div></div> <div><div> </div></div> <div><div><p>The Biden administration has repeatedly sought to make the case that the Kremlin has become reliant on North Korea, as well as Iran, for the arms it wants to fight its war against Ukraine and has disclosed intelligence findings that it says show as much.</p></div></div> <div><div> </div></div> <div><div><p><strong>Follow us on </strong><strong>Facebook</strong><strong> and </strong><strong>X platform</strong><strong> to get our headlines in your social feeds.</strong></p></div></div> <div><div> </div></div> <div><div><p><em>Copyright 2024 NEWSnet and The Associated Press. All rights reserved.</em></p></div></div></div>
