We believe that North Korea has sent around 10,000 total soldiers to train in eastern Russia that will probably augment Russian forces near Ukraine over the next several weeks,
We (initially) reported to the government that it would take until early December, but it seems that both Russia and North Korea have accelerated their pace since the intelligence became public,
The idea that Kamala's opponent's talking to Putin and discussing what should be done ... I mean, anyway,
(It ... It's) very dangerous, very dangerous,
Should DPRK soldiers be used on the battlefield, this would mark a further escalation and highlights President Putin's increasing desperation as Russia has suffered extraordinary casualties on the battlefield, and an indication that Putin may be in more trouble than people realize,
I'll let them speak for themselves, but we have been making clear to China for some time that they have an influential voice in the region, and they should be concerned about steps that Russia has taken to undermine stability, they should be concerned about steps that North Korea has taken to undermine stability and security,
If we see DPRK troops moving in towards the front lines, they are co-belligerents in the war,
There is also the issue of sanctions. And, importantly, deeper cooperation with the Pacific countries – Japan, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea – in the field of the defence industry, which we believe is very important,
This is a real army and the troops are currently undergoing additional training. But let’s understand, it will not be that simple – integration, language, management and chain of command. The question is how they will work there. The situation is serious, but the strategic balance will not be fundamentally altered by North Korean forces,
There is no confirmation yet that they are on Ukrainian territory, but this is indeed a serious new escalation to which we must respond appropriately. And not just with a statement, but with concrete actions,
We hope that the secretary general’s statement should be followed by a further discussion on concrete steps on how to continue and increase military support to Ukraine, and perhaps even to start talking within NATO about the issue of the removal of geographical restrictions on long-range weapons,
A portion of those soldiers have already moved closer to Ukraine, and we are increasingly concerned that Russia intends to use these soldiers in combat or to support combat operations against Ukrainian forces in Russia's Kursk Oblast near the border with Ukraine
It is likely that they are moving in that direction towards Kursk. But I don't have more details just yet,
The Nordic countries are our principled and resolute allies, and the Ukraine-Nordic Platform stands as one of our most productive multilateral formats,
This unlawful military cooperation between Russia and North Korea fundamentally undermines the rules-based international order and poses a threat to peace on the Korean Peninsula and globally,
The first [tanks] will be given to Ukraine this year already,
The added value of this purchase model is the help for Ukraine in their fight against Russian aggression,
This is an escalation. Sanctions alone are not enough. We need weapons and a clear plan to prevent North Korea's expanded involvement in the war in Europe,
Today, I can confirm that North Korean troops have been sent to Russia, and that North Korean military units have been deployed to the Kursk region,
Over 600,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded in Putin’s war and he is unable to sustain his assault on Ukraine without foreign support,