Ukraine president orders probe into 'groundless' alleged links to North Korea missiles


  • World
  • Thursday, 17 Aug 2017

Acting Chairman of the Ukrainian State Space Agency Yuriy Radchenko attends a news conference in Kiev, Ukraine, August 15, 2017. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Poroshenko on Wednesday ordered a "thorough and comprehensive investigation" into the findings of a New York Times article that North Korea may have purchased rocket engines from Ukrainian factory Yuzhmas.

Ukraine denied on Monday that it had ever supplied defence technology to North Korea.[uL8N1L038G]

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