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I see this as a sign of desperation as well as a shocking escalation on North Korea's front,
It appears that they disguised themselves as Russian soldiers to hide the fact that they were deployed to the battlefield,
North Korea is our close neighbor, our partner, and we are developing our relations in all areas. This is our sovereign right,
Peskov said in remarks reported by Russian state media International conflicts are now approaching very rapidly,
There is evidence of DPRK troops in Russia ... what exactly they're doing is left to be seen. "We're trying to gain better fidelity on it." ... It's a serious issue."
No drill or exercise can replicate real wartime experience and this could pay dividends in the event a future conflict plays out on the Korean Peninsula,
said Benjamin R. Young, a nuclear security fellow at Rand Corp We are waiting for the first units tomorrow in the Kursk direction,
I think it's because of money [the DPRK supports Russian policy – ed.]. I think North Korea is very poor. They will send their people to the front line to overcome poverty."
As for the DPRK. Russia is being so careful with this topic, I think, so that China does not react harshly. Moreover, the EU and the United States are also very cautious about this topic. Pay attention to this: they are very cautious. But we are sounding the alarm because we know that these are risks for us,
I think I saw this open signal from them,
In general, they support us. They have the appropriate, let's say, constitutional status. They are limited in some things. But, nevertheless, we are definitely working together and they are definitely helping,
Putin is clearly desperate. His desperation is a danger to us all.”
This moment from Woodward’s speech was clipped and posted on social media by the U.K. at the U.N.’s account, along with a caption which reads I think they are using this [claim the intelligence isn’t verified] as an excuse not to do anything,
said Riho Terhas, a conservative Estonian member of the European Parliament and a former general Regretfully, we are lagging again, being reactive, but I believe in our joint capacity to make all the necessary proactive steps to turn President Macron’s ideas into action,
It’s important to have this at least as an option,
said Terhas, who was commander of Estonia’s armed forces from 2011 to 2018. If information about Russia’s killing squads being equipped with North Korean ammunition and military personnel is confirmed, we have to get back to ‘boots on the ground’ and other ideas proposed by Macron,
Landsbergis, one of Europe’s most outspoken voices on Ukraine, said in written comments