 Russia wants to buy artillery munitions from North Korea. United States intelligence data indicates that Russia is trying to expand military interaction with North Korea and purchase a batch of artillery shells from it in order to use them in the war against Ukraine. John Kirby, coordinator for strategic communications at the National Security Council in the White House, said this. Our information indicates that Russia is seeking to increase military cooperation with North Korea, such as through North Korea's sale of artillery munitions to Russia. Kirby stressed. Kirby said Washington is linking the recent visit of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to North Korea with Russia's efforts to convince North Korea to sell artillery munitions to Russia so that it could use them in the war against Ukraine. At the same time, Kirby emphasized that any agreements between Moscow and Pyongyang regarding weapons supply would directly violate several UN Security Council resolutions. Kirby noted that the United States would continue to make efforts to identify and prevent any Russian attempts to purchase artillery munitions from North Korea or any other state ready to support the Kremlin's war against Ukraine. Kirby also said it shows how desperate Putin is, as well as how the strong pressure of Western sanctions is affecting his war machine, forcing him to turn to countries like North Korea or Iran for help.