NATO Confirms North Korean Soldiers Deployed Close to Ukraine
Russia has stopped short of confirming that the troops were in the country.
Russia has stopped short of confirming that the troops were in the country.
South Korea has condemned the deployment as a violation of international law, predicting destabilised global security.
Seoul’s Spy Agency: North Korea will send 12,000 troops to Russia, expanding the Korean peninsula’s cold war into Europe.
The recently signed treaty between Russia and North Korea, which comes with closer military cooperation, is a source of concern to NATO and its allies.
Western analysts are concerned that Russia might be turning to North Korea to beef up its ammunition supplies.
The U.S. has repeatedly called on North Korea to stop the negotiations, while Moscow and Pyongyang have denied their existence.
Intel sources say Russia hopes to trade advanced satellite and submarine technology for North Korean weapons.
U.S. officials are voicing concern that Russia and North Korea—both heavily sanctioned by the West—are drawing closer together militarily.
Moscow and Beijing have also been firming up relations this week, as China intends to move forward with Russia on plans for a moon base by the 2030s.
Having accused North Korea of providing Russia with military aid—a claim denied both by Pyongyang and Moscow—it is certain that the West will be keeping a steady watch on an upcoming meeting.
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