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We call on Europe to realise that North Korean troops are now waging an aggressive war in Europe against a sovereign European state. This proves once again that while the West is afraid and hesitates, Russia is acting and going for escalation,
Sybiha said
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We see an increase in North Koreans and no increase in the reaction of our partners,
Zelenskyy saidPresident Putin received the foreign minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Choe Son Hui,
the Kremlin said in a statement, publishing a video of the pair shaking hands ahead of talks
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Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is an existential threat,
Borrell said in a post on X that included a photo of him shaking hands with KimWhen the enemy is cleaned out from the region, there will be lots of work for you to do."
The Russian leader briefly alluded to the military situation in Kursk when he met youth volunteers earlier on Monday, telling them
Russia relies on people like your dad."
He met the children of Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine and embraced one girl who had lost her father, telling her(We) will take necessary measures in cooperation with the international community, based on reports from the group,
Speaking to reporters Wednesday in Washington, D.C., Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun said ... he said
We also assure that until the day of victory we will firmly stand alongside our Russian comrades."
She added
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is an existential threat. The Republic of Korea is best positioned to understand it. We are united in our support to Ukraine. I encouraged them to step it up,
he tweeted
My visit today of the Demilitarized Zone - DMZ - between the Republic of Korea and the DPRK is yet another reminder of the need to invest more in peace,
Borrell said in the post, referring to the initials of the North's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
If North Korea dispatches special forces to the Ukraine war as part of Russia-North Korea cooperation, we will support Ukraine in stages and also review and implement measures necessary for security on the Korean Peninsula,
Yoon said last week during a joint news conference with Polish President Andrzej DudaHearing from my students, it’s quite obvious how young people are against being involved in the Russia-Ukraine War. And the slow state of the economy is likely to make other South Korean citizens frown upon the idea as well,
Son saidI don’t think it’s right for South Korea to be overly conscious about North Korea when we make these decisions,
Kim Shin-gyu, a 65-year-old apartment complex janitor, told Al JazeeraOne thing that does worry me is that North Korean troops will get real field experience while the last time our troops got any live experience was in Vietnam,
Han told Al JazeeraAs a country that has been able to manage decades of relative stability without involvement in any direct warfare, it goes against the tendencies of our society and the government’s policies to jump into a war,
Son Key-young, a professor of international relations at Korea University, told Al JazeeraIf our country also had nuclear weapons, the north wouldn’t be able to put fear in us all the time,
Oh, 68, told Al JazeeraEver since hearing about North Korea’s balloons carrying rubbish landing in parts of Seoul, there’s just a sense that things are escalating,
Yang addedRussia won’t remain our enemies forever, so we don’t want to damage relations for good. Acting by ourselves and making hasty decisions is a fast lane to being used,
Park, 54, told Al JazeeraI worried that public transportation would be down and make me unable to go back home,
the 25-year-old job seeker, who recently moved from the regional city of Chungju to Seoul, about 50 km (30 miles) from the inter-Korean border, told Al JazeeraI don’t know if North Korea is doing this as a form of aggression towards our country or if they want to just strengthen their alliance with Russia. Either way, both scenarios don’t look good for us,
he said