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North Korea’s actual involvement in combat should not be met with indifference or uncertain commentary, but with tangible pressure on both Moscow and Pyongyang, to uphold the U.N. Charter and to hold them accountable for this escalation.”
Calling for a “principled and strong response” from global leaders, Zelenskyy said It is not possible to build any plans on this basis.”
Putin blamed Ukraine for what he described as “irrational behavior” in negotiations, saying According to intelligence, the first North Korean soldiers are expected to be deployed by Russia to combat zones as early as October 27-28. This is a clear escalation by Russia,
Zelenskiy said on X after receiving reports from his top commander Russia never doubted that the DPRK is serious about Russian cooperation, we are in cooperation with our North Korean friends,
Putin said after hosting a summit of emerging economies The first units of the DPRK military ... have already arrived in the combat zone of the Russian-Ukrainian war,
Ukraine's GUR military intelligence said The world can clearly see what Russia truly wants: for the war to continue. This is why a principled and strong response from global leaders is essential. The actual involvement of North Korea in combat operations must be met with tangible pressure on both Moscow and Pyongyang to uphold the UN Charter and to penalise this escalation, rather than with blind eyes and confused comments."
We assess that between early-to-mid-October, North Korea moved at least 3,000 soldiers into eastern Russia."
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said The National Intelligence Service also reported that North Korean authorities are moving and isolating the families of deployed soldiers en masse to unknown locations in order to tightly control and manage them."
A statement reported by the news agency Yonhap reads Knowing his character Putin would never try to persuade another country to involve its army in Russia’s special operation in Ukraine."
I believe they sent officers first to assess the situation before deploying troops."