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EXPLAINER: What help are North Korean weapons to Russia?

FILE - This image made from video of a still image broadcast in a news bulletin by North Korea's KRT on April 26, 2017, shows what was said to be a "Combined Fire Demonstration" held to celebrate the 85th anniversary of the North Korean army, in Wonsan, North Korea. North Korea is apparently moving to sell millions of rockets and artillery shells _ many of them likely from old stock _ to its Cold War ally Russia. U.S. officials say it shows Russia’s desperation with the war in Ukraine and that Moscow could buy additional military hardware from North Korea. Russia has called a U.S. intelligence report on the purchasing plan “fake.” (KRT via AP Video, File) FILE - This image made from video of a still image broadcast in a news bulletin by North Korea's KRT on April 26, 2017, shows what was said to be a "Combined Fire Demonstration" held to celebrate the 85th anniversary of the North Korean army, in Wonsan, North Korea. North Korea is apparently moving to sell millions of rockets and artillery shells _ many of them likely from old stock _ to its Cold War ally Russia. U.S. officials say it shows Russia’s desperation with the war in Ukraine and that Moscow could buy additional military hardware from North Korea. Russia has called a U.S. intelligence report on the purchasing plan “fake.” (KRT via AP Video, File) FILE - This image made from video of still images broadcast in a news bulletin by North Korea's KRT on April 26, 2017, shows what was said to be a "Combined Fire Demonstration" held to celebrate the 85th anniversary of the North Korean army, in Wonsan, North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this photo. North Korea is apparently moving to sell millions of rockets and artillery shells _ many of them likely from old stock _ to its Cold War ally Russia. U.S. officials say it shows Russia’s desperation with the war in Ukraine and that Moscow could buy additional military hardware from North Korea. Russia has called a U.S. intelligence report on the purchasing plan “fake.” (KRT via AP Video, File)
EXPLAINER: What help are North Korean weapons to Russia?