I suspect there has probably been some level of corruption or deal making, especially in the early days. As a builder in New York, Trump is probably more aware of this aspect of doing business than most. However, given the level of competency, creativity, and now drone and other military manufacture occurring in Ukraine, I suspect the level of funny business is now rather low. I have discussed the corruption issue with my son, now retired from Special Forces. He fought in Gulf War 1, did 2 tours of fighting season in Afganistan, and another year in the Middle East during the demobilization of Afghanistan. He says a lot of what we in the US consider corruption, in that part of the world is considered normal business practice.
I remember over 50 years ago, while working for an NGO, listening to a discussion among our bookkeepers and accountants. They had a friend who was desperately trying to find out what had happened to 12 US tanks that were missing from inventory.
Over Oct & Nov, large numbers of drones couldn't reach their targets due to signal interference & Ukraine's now able to redirect drones, to go and attack Russia & Belarus. 😀
https://x.com/GlasnostGone/status/1863862719608238283
This shows that shaheds and ruzzian built shaheds are GPS guided only, not GPS aided INS.
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“We will not abandon the DPRK in trouble, our valuable specialists will help”
This is how sources in the Ministry of Defense and the Kremlin responded to the escalation of the situation on the Korean Peninsula and the introduction of martial law in South Korea .
“I will not say much. Firstly, the DPRK is our most important partner. So let them sort things out among themselves in Seoul, but leave North Korea alone. Secondly, we have specialists in Pyongyang now, including military ones. Very valuable ones. We will not abandon the DPRK in trouble, if anything, they will help,” said one of the channel's interlocutors. Several other sources confirmed this information. However, they refused to provide any additional details.
It should be noted that rumors about sending a group of our specialists (including military ones) to the DPRK to exchange experience have been circulating for two months. We were then asked not to disclose this information, but now we can report it.
At the same time, some sources still deny the fact of sending specialists from Russia to North Korea.
https://t.me/kremlin_secrets/4985
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General insulted Belousov for sending our specialists to the DPRK
After this post was published [the one above], a general we know, who is part of Valery Gerasimov’s entourage, contacted us. And he harshly criticized the head of the Ministry of Defense. “I learned from your publication that we sent military specialists to the DPRK. Moreover, we sent them in secret, for example, I did not know about it. I have only one question: is Defense Minister Belousov an idiot? Sending valuable specialists to Korea when part of our Kursk region is still occupied, how is that even possible?” the military man was indignant.
He believes that if this continues, Vladimir Putin will soon think about Belousov’s resignation.
A source in the Ministry of Defense, close to Andrei Removich, commented on these claims as follows: “Everyone knows how important cooperation with the DPRK is for us . Not everyone knows about its scope. And no one needs to know. Therefore, some generals, who only know how to run to the president and beg him for mobilization, should just keep quiet.”
https://t.me/kremlin_secrets/4986
Perhaps the arrival of “Russian specialists” and what they did, as well as the accumulation of North Korean officers earlier in the day, was the dominant factor leading to the declaration of martial law.
