Putin is 'scrounging around' for low-quality weapons by doing a deal with North Korea, US official says

• A State Department spokesman mocked Vladimir Putin for seeking weapons from North Korea. 
• Putin was "scrounging around" for low-quality weapons in doing the deal, said Matthew Miller. 
• Putin appeared to strike an arms deal with North Korea's Kim Jong Un at a summit this week. 

Russian President Vladimir Putin is "scrounging around" for low quality North Korean weapons amid problems supplying Russian troops in Ukraine, a US State Department official said. 

Spokesman Matthew Miller at a briefing with reporters Wednesday discussed Putin's summit this week with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vladivostok.