US Intelligence officials are firm about Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu speaking to North Korean officials about increasing the sale of munitions to Moscow for its war in Ukraine. According to the White House National Security Council Spokesman John Kirby, the Russian Minister made this pitch during his visit to Pyongyang, last week for events marking the 70th anniversary of the armstice that halted fighting in 1950-53 Korean War. Shoigu was designated by President Vladmir Putin to lead the Russian delegation for the commemoration.