Ukraine war ”revitalizes North Korean economy”... Russia is behind it

It was reported that "the two-year-old war in Ukraine, which began in 2022, is the basis for North Korea's economic recovery."
The British economic newspaper Financial Times (FT) reported on the 28th (local time) citing sources.
"North Korea's economic situation has improved significantly in recent months thanks to supplies of food, raw materials and oil from Russia," the report said.
Many of North Korea's factories have been operating at over capacity recently.
The reason why North Korea has become closer to Russia is the Ukraine war that began in 2022. Peter Ward, a research fellow at the Se Jeong Institute, a private research institute in South Korea, said:
"The war in Ukraine has brought great benefits to North Korea," he said. Last month, Russia announced plans to extend the mandate of the UN panel of experts that monitors the implementation of UN Security Council sanctions against North Korea.
The FT reported that, "The core of the sanctions against North Korea has essentially collapsed." The FT said, "The North Korean ships on the US government's sanctions list are
"North Korea is using Russian ports to load oil from the region," he said, adding, "This is believed to be payment for North Korea supplying weapons to Russia during the war with Ukraine."
Since February of this year, North Korea has resumed group tours to Russia, which had been suspended due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak.
"We are in discussions with the North Korean authorities about a Moscow-Pyongyang railway, ferry and road link," he said.
South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik said, "North Korea's economic situation
"The situation has improved considerably in recent months thanks to Russian assistance in the form of food, raw materials and oil," he said.