The key to North Korea’s entry into the Ukrainian war
The shadow of Kim Jong Un is looming over Ukraine. The Ukrainian government is confident that at least 10,000 North Korean troops are already in Russia ready to enter combat on Ukrainian soil at any time. The Kremlin remains silent, while South Korea acknowledges Ukrainian suspicions and is already studying how to respond. In the podcast ‘Diario de Ukraine’ we analyze oleksandr slivchukanalyst Transatlantic Dialogue CenterConsequences of North Korea’s possible entry into the conflict. Slivchuk believes it is “It’s about time”That we see North Korean troops setting foot on Ukrainian soil.
the analyst has Doubts about effectiveness and performance What can these soldiers offer outside their country? “The first problem is linguistic. I doubt they know how to speak English And can keep pace with Russian troops. apart from they lack experienceThey don’t know Eastern Europe and have never participated in any conflict outside their country,” explains Slivchuk, who believes that what Russia is looking for is not quality, but quantity, so that a An attempt could be made to break the Donetsk front. “North Korea doesn’t care if these soldiers die in Ukraine.”
Moscow–Pyongyang strategic alliance
This news comes four months after Putin’s official visit to North Korea. The Russian President, who had not set foot in the country for 24 years, signed a new strategic alliance kim jong un which includes a mutual defense clause Through which both agreed to help each other in case of suffering from external aggression. The entry of North Korean troops into Ukraine would represent a qualitative leap in this alliance, but the truth is that Pyongyang’s support, although not direct, has long been decisive Ukrainian war.
North Korea is one of Russia’s major arms suppliers. “The weapons that Moscow gets from North Korea are more decisive than those that it gets from Iran. They are heavy artillery shells and missiles. North Korea is a crazy regime that has in its arsenal a huge amount of material for war Is.” The world,” Slewchuk says.
The steadfastness of Russia’s allies in the face of Western skepticism
This episode once again highlights the imbalance that currently exists between the solidity of support that Russia receives from allies such as China, Iran or North Korea, while the hesitation that can be seen in Ukraine’s two pillars: the United States. And union. European. “The key is that Russia does not depend on elections in Tehran or Beijing, because they are authoritarian countries. On the other hand, Ukraine depends on elections in Warsaw, Paris, Madrid, Berlin, Washington, etc. I do not know that its Why are prices still so high, explain to the liberal democracies of the West that this is a war against them,” Slewchuk laments.
However, the Ukrainian analyst believes that this movement will help wake up Ukraine’s allies. And he points specifically to South Korea. He says, “They have great military capabilities, but until now they did not want to get involved in this war. I think now they may change their position.”