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South Korea says at least 1,500 North Korean special forces in Russia
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North Korean soldiers have been filmed receiving uniforms and equipment at a training ground in Russia's far east, suggesting that they are being prepared for deployment to the front line in Ukraine. Ukrainian officials have released a video showing dozens of North Korean recruits collecting Russian military fatigues, which they claim is evidence of the introduction of North Korean troops into the conflict.
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We're very concerned about how close that relationship is becoming.
If one of the parties is subjected to an armed attack by one or more states and is therefore in a state of war, the other party shall immediately provide military and other assistance with all means at its disposal and in accordance with Article 51 of the UN Charter — the inherent right of self-defence.
The video clearly shows North Korean citizens being given Russian uniforms under the direction of the Russian military.
We received this video from our own sources. We cannot provide additional verification from the sources who provided it to us due to security concerns.
The emergence of any number of new soldiers is a problem because we will simply need new, additional weapons to destroy them all.
The dissemination of this video is important as a signal to the world community that with two countries officially at war against Ukraine, we will need more support to repel this aggression.
We require an immediate and strong reaction from the Euro-Atlantic community and the world.
They are preparing on their land 10,000 soldiers, but they didn't move them already to Ukraine or to Russia.
We know about 10,000 soldiers of North Korea … are preparing to (start) fighting against us. This is really an urgent thing, I spoke about it with the United States, I spoke about it with all the leaders.
We see an increasing alliance between Russia and regimes like North Korea. It is no longer just about transferring weapons. It is actually about transferring people from North Korea to the occupying military forces.
They will be ready [to fight in Ukraine] on 1 November.
These (North Korean) troops movements, if true, are alarming and are an extreme escalation of the conflict in Ukraine.
When it comes to South Korea, I think that its red line is Russia providing support to North Korea that allows Pyongyang to substantially improve its nuclear and missile programme, not North Korea's support for Russia.
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sources
- 1.CNA News
- 2.DW News
- 3.CNN
- 4.CTV News
- 5.El Paìs
- 6.Al Jazeera
- 7.BBC
- 8.The Washington Post
- 9.The Guardian
- 10.Le Monde
- 11.Associated Press
- 12.Defense Express
perspectives
- 1.Russian Foreign Policy
- 2.Russia-Ukraine War
- 3.Chinese Foreign Policy
- 4.Ukrainian Politics
- 5.Russia-North Korea Relations
- 6.North-South Korea Conflict
- 7.South Korea Foreign Policy
- 8.North Korea Nuclear Posture
countries
- 1.China
- 2.United Kingdom
- 3.Japan
- 4.Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- 5.Korea, Republic of
- 6.Russian Federation
- 7.Ukraine
- 8.United States
organizations
- 1.North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
- 2.Kremlin
- 3.Center for a New American Security
- 4.Center for Countering Disinformation
- 5.Center for Strategic Communications of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
- 6.House of Representatives
- 7.King's College London
- 8.Kookmin University
- 9.National Security Office
- 10.South Korean Defense Ministry
- 11.South Korean National Intelligence Service
- 12.Ukraine Defense Ministry
persons
- 1.Kim Jong-Un
- 2.Volodymyr Zelenskiy
- 3.Vladimir Putin
- 4.Dmitry Peskov
- 5.Mark Rutte
- 6.Yoon Suk-Yeol
- 7.Kyrylo Budanov
- 8.Cha Du Hyeogn
- 9.Andrii Kovalenko
- 10.Andriy Sybiha
- 11.Charles Flynn
- 12.Denys Shmyhal