We have never doubted that the North Korean leadership takes our agreements seriously,
Soldiers sent by Pyongyang are equipped with ammunition, bedding, winter clothes and shoes, as well as hygiene products. The Kremlin has high hopes for the North Korean component in the war against Ukraine and the global confrontation with the West,
I think they sent the officers because their officers would understand what was going on first and then send the contingent. Because, how to manage them, how to command them? I’m talking about language. I think these are serious difficulties,
Let’s see how this process goes,
We assess that between early-to-mid-October, North Korea moved at least 3,000 soldiers into eastern Russia."
Knowing his character Putin would never try to persuade another country to involve its army in Russia’s special operation in Ukraine."
If they’re co-belligerents, if their intention is to participate in this war on Russia’s behalf, that is a very, very serious issue,
If they do deploy to fight against Ukraine, they're fair game,
Russia's war zone has expanded significantly, and with Ukrainian forces making advances even into Russian territory, North Korean troops could play role in defending against such incursions,
I believe they sent officers first to assess the situation before deploying troops,
The first military units from the DPRK, which underwent training at the eastern Russian training grounds, have already arrived in the combat zone of the Russian-Ukrainian war,
Images are a serious thing. If there are images, then they reflect something."
We know who is present there, from which European NATO countries, and how they carry out this work,
After completing training, these soldiers could travel to western Russia and then engage in combat against the Ukrainian military."
We'll continue to pull this thread and see what happens here,
This is an indication that he may be even in more trouble than most people realize,
Our analysts are ... they continue to look at this. Now we are seeing evidence that there are North Korean troops that have gone to Russia,
We know that thousands of DPRK troops are in Russia to be trained. We don't know what their mission will be or if they'll go on to fight in Ukraine,
But we do know that if they do this, it signals President Putin's growing desperation in his war against Ukraine. Russia is suffering extraordinary casualties on the battlefield every day. If Russia needs to turn to DPRK for manpower, that's a sign of desperation — not strength — on the part of the Kremlin,
Signs of troops being trained inside North Korea were detected in September and October. It appears that the troops have now been dispersed to multiple training facilities in Russia and are adapting to the local environment.”