N Korean weapons extending Russian stockpiles: German general 

SEOUL, Sept 9:  North Korea's provision of weapons has strengthened Russia's hand in Ukraine by allowing it to keep its arsenals stocked at home, Germany's top military official said during a visit to South Korea on Monday.

Chief of Defence General Carsten Breuer said Russian President Vladimir Putin would not have reached out to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for weapons if they were not useful.

"It's about increasing the production of weapons for Russia's aggression in Ukraine, it's also strengthening Russia by making it possible for them to keep their stocks like they are," Breuer told reporters in the South Korean capital Seoul. 
Ukraine and the United States, among other countries and independent analysts, say that Kim is helping Russia in the war against Ukraine by supplying rockets and missiles in return for economic and other military assistance from Moscow.    —REUTERS