North Korean foreign minister assures Putin will achieve “great victory” over Ukraine
These statements have come at a time when there is the highest tension, when the Asian country has sent its soldiers to fight on the front in Russia.
advertisingForeign Minister of north korea, Choi son hui, Said after a meeting with his Russian colleague Sergei Lavrov in Moscow that the Russian military leadership Vladimir Putin “Will achieve major victory in war with Ukraine.”
He said that the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un The order has been given since the beginning of “Special Military Operations” Strong support for RussiaAnd promised that Pyongyang would always stand with its “fellow Russians” until victory. Last year, ministers of both the countries have met six times.
According to intelligence reports, North Korean troops have recently been deployed to Russia to take part in the Ukrainian conflict United States, Ukraine and South KoreaHowever, there is so far no evidence that North Korean troops have been directly involved in the fighting.
According to Kirill Budanov, head of Ukrainian military intelligence, North Korean forces will join Russian troops on the battlefield in November. Furthermore, the US representative to the United Nations, Robert Wood, Announced that 8 have already arrived.000 North Korean soldiers in the Kursk area.
According to the ‘Financial Times’, which cites Ukrainian intelligence 3,000 North Korean soldiers They have been deployed about 50 kilometers away from the Ukrainian border.
On the other hand, South Korea is considering this possibility send weapons directly to Ukraine In response to the deployment of North Korean troops in the Kursk area.
In Seoul they fear that this could cause a blow to the North Korean army valuable combat experienceas well as russia sharing advanced military technology In return for support for North Korea.
Agreement between Russia and North Korea
In June, the leaders of Russia and North Korea Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-unSigned a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty. Article 4 of this agreement states that, “If a Party is at war because of an armed attack by one or more States, the other Party shall cease to fight.” “We will provide immediate military assistance.”
Furthermore, it specifies that assistance “shall be provided using all available means in accordance with Article 51 of the United Nations Charter and the laws.” North Korea and Russian Federation“. The State Duma ratified the treaty on 24 October.
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