11:21, 28 June 2024Source:
During his visit to North Korea, Putin brought the North Korean leader an Aurus car. Until 2023, Russia imported equipment to assemble these cars from South Korea, which Kim Jong-un calls the DPRK’s “main enemy,” Reuters found after examining customs data.
Between 2018 and 2023, Russia imported equipment and components for assembling Aurus cars and motorcycles worth at least $34 million, customs records show.
The imports included car body parts, sensors, programmable controllers, switches, welding equipment and other components worth nearly $15.5 million from South Korea. Parts were also imported from China, India, Turkey, Italy and other EU countries.
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