The White House says North Korea provided missiles and rockets to be used in Ukraine, which Pyongyang denies.
The United States has accused North Korea of supplying battlefield missiles and rockets to the Russian mercenary group Wagner for use in Ukraine.
"Wagner is searching around the world for arms suppliers to support its military operations in Ukraine," White House national security spokesman John Kirby told reporters. But Wagner owner Yevgeny Prigozhin denied the assertion, calling it "gossip and speculation", while North Korea's foreign ministry called the reports "groundless".
Its owner, Mr Prigozhin, is an oligarch known as "Putin's chef" - so-called because he rose from being a restaurateur and caterer for the Kremlin.
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