EU countries have warned North Korea not to get directly involved in Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. The deployment of North Korean troops is a unilateral act of aggression that will have serious consequences for peace and security in Europe and around the world, said Joseph Borrell, EU foreign policy chief on behalf of the 27 countries. Accordingly, it is a serious violation of international law, including the most fundamental principles of the United Nations Charter.
Additionally, increased cooperation with North Korea shows that Russia Not interested in a just, comprehensive and lasting peace. Russia is escalating, actively seeking all aid for its war effort, including from actors who seriously destabilize world peace and security.
According to Ukrainian intelligence, North Korean soldiers are already in the area Ukraine Russian territory on the Kursk border. “The first units of the North Korean army, trained at a training ground in eastern Russia, have already arrived in the combat zone,” Ukrainian military intelligence said.
According to earlier information from South Korean intelligence North Korea It sent a total of 3,000 soldiers to Russia. The troops are at military facilities where they are preparing for action against Ukraine. The US government also says it has credible information that North Korean forces are in Russia. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin recently said that they need to see what they’re doing there.
Jens Stoltenberg, the former secretary general of NATO, said the use of North Korean forces in the war in Ukraine was a “radical escalation”. “North Korea has already supplied Russia with a lot of munitions. So we see how closely Russia and North Korea are connected.”
“What we do is our business”
Russian President Vladimir Putin has not ruled out sending North Korean troops to Russia. “Russia has never doubted that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is serious about cooperation with Russia, and we are working with our North Korean friends,” he said. “What we do is our business.”
Putin also said he welcomed “genuine” statements by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump that he was ready to end the conflict in Ukraine. Peace with Ukraine must be based on “truths” on the battlefield in Ukraine, where the Russian military controls about 20 percent of the territory, he said.
The EU now wants to discuss possible reactions to the latest developments with international partners. However, with already long-standing sanctions against North Korea, the scope for action is limited.
EU countries have warned North Korea not to get directly involved in Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. The deployment of North Korean troops is a unilateral act of aggression that will have serious consequences for peace and security in Europe and around the world, said Joseph Borrell, EU foreign policy chief on behalf of the 27 countries. Accordingly, it is a serious violation of international law, including the most fundamental principles of the United Nations Charter.
Additionally, increased cooperation with North Korea shows that Russia Not interested in a just, comprehensive and lasting peace. Russia is escalating, actively seeking all aid for its war effort, including from actors who seriously destabilize world peace and security.
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