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Top US general describes Putin with 'tin cup in hand' asking North Korea for munitions

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Vladimir Putin has approached North Korea "with a tin cup in hand asking for weapons munitions and support" amid Russia's war in Ukraine, Gen. Mark Milley told ABC News Russian President Vladimir Putin has approached North Korea "with a tin cup in hand asking for weapons munitions and support" amid his country's invasion of Ukraine, Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told ABC News' Martha Raddatz in a new interview. However, Milley believes that if Russia succeeds in obtaining arms from North Korea, he doubts it will "make a substantive difference" in the war in Ukraine. Raddatz's exit interview with Milley, who is retiring, will air on ABC's "This Week" on Sunday. Putin is set to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the coming days to talk "bilateral relations," according to Moscow. On Monday, North Korea’s state news agency confirmed that Kim would meet with Putin in Russia an...

US surging air defense and other munitions to Israel, official says

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The U.S. is "deeply concerned" about Hezbollah opening a second front. A senior U.S. defense official on Monday said the Hamas attack on Israel is different from previous conflicts in Gaza, likening the violence by Hamas militants as "ISIS-like savagery" and said U.S. munitions are already en route to Israel, adding bluntly that sending the carrier USS Gerald R Ford was intended to be a deterrent to Iran and Hezbollah. The official stated clearly that the U.S. is "deeply concerned" that Hezbollah could "make the wrong decision" and start a second front and said the aircraft carrier is to message to them not to do that. Here is the latest accounting of the U.S. military's view of the conflict: Israeli police officers evacuate a family from a site hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, in Ashkelon, southern Israel, Oct. 7, 2023. Tsafrir Abayov/AP MORE: Israel-Gaza live updates: At least 11 Americans killed, may be among those held by Hamas ...