'If they have a document that Iran gave weapons or drones to the Russians after the war,' he said, then they should produce it.īut both US and European officials say the sheer number of Iranian drones being used in the war shows the flow of such weapons has not only continued, but intensified after hostilities began. It comes as the US accused Iran of not only providing the weapons, but helping Russia build a plant to manufacture them.Īcknowledging that Iran has had strong ties with Russia, Mr Raisi denied sending weapons to Moscow since the war started in in February last year. The president of Iran has denied his country had sent drones to Russia for use in the conflict, declaring 'we are against the war in Ukraine'.Īs he met with members of the media at the UN General Assembly in New York, President Ebrahim Raisi reiterated offers to mediate the Russia-Ukraine war, despite being one of the Kremlin’s strongest backers. However, the visit also sparked global concerns that there could be weapons deals between the two countries, which are locked in separate stand-offs with the West. The visit was said to have 'further deepened the comradely fellowship andįriendly ties with' President Putin and 'opened a new chapter of theĭevelopment of' relations between North Korea and Russia, KCNA North's Tumangang Railway Station, state media reported.īefore leaving Russia, Mr Kim was reportedly presented with five kamikaze drones and a bulletproof vest as a gift. Mr Kim left Russia on an armoured train on Sunday, following a farewell ceremony at a railway station in Artyom, a far eastern Russian city about 124 miles (200km) from the border with his country.Īnd today, he completed his first overseas trip in more than four years, arriving back in North Korea, as the train passed through the The six-day trip visit involved talks with Vladimir Putin on forging closer ties - including militarily. Throughout last week and over the weekend, you may remember us bringing you the latest from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's trip to Russia. They also said Marchenko's companies funnelled more than $1.6m (£1.3m) to the US to support the scheme, which ran from May 2022 to August 2023.Īssistant attorney general, Matthew Olsen, of the Justice Department's national security division, said the case 'reinforces the department's commitment to protect US security and counter Russian aggression in Ukraine through the vigorous enforcement of our export control and sanctions laws'. Marchenko and his co-conspirators are accused of falsely representing that the technology - which had both civilian and military uses - was being sent to China, Hong Kong and elsewhere for use in electron microscopes for medical research, prosecutors said. If convicted, he could face several decades in prison. Marchenko was charged with seven criminal counts including wire fraud, smuggling, money laundering and four conspiracy counts.

OLED micro-displays can be used in rifle scopes, night-vision goggles, thermal optics and other weapons systems, according to federal prosecutors in Manhattan. Maxim Marchenko, 51, and two unnamed Russian co-conspirators were accused of using his shell companies to conceal the fraudulent procurement of so-called OLED micro-displays.

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