North Korean Foreign Minister Arrives in Moscow for Talks With Lavrov

Maria Zakharovaforeign Ministry spokeswoman

Choe Son Hui is coming to Moscow on an official visit to hold strategic consultations with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov,

foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said

The radio silence in Beijing on this subject is staggering,

said Dennis Wilder, a former senior intelligence official with the CIA

The panic is that Russia now has arguably much more influence over North Korea than China does,

added Cha, who is currently president of the Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department at CSIS

You also have an immense language problem,

said Colonel Mark Cancian, who spent over three decades in the U.S. Marine Corps and is now a senior adviser with the CSIS International Security Program

Vedant Patelstate Department deputy spokesperson

We, of course, welcome any country supporting our Ukrainian partners as they continue to defend their territorial integrity and sovereignty,

State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel told VOA during a recent briefing

And so [Chinese President Xi Jinping is] in a very, very difficult spot,

said Wilder during a seminar hosted by the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies, or CSIS, on Tuesday

China calls for all parties to deescalate the situation and strive for the political settlement of the Ukraine crisis. This position remains unchanged,

Lin Jian, a spokesperson from China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, repeated Beijing's stance during a briefing on Tuesday

Prime Minister Trudeau said that the possibility of the Ukraine war becoming more fierce has increased with the North Korean troops' deployment to Russia, and this will have an impact on the overall security of Europe and the Indo-Pacific,

Yoon's office said

The illegal military collusion between Russia and North Korea poses a significant security threat to the international community and a serious matter that could potentially harm our security. We must thoroughly examine all possibilities and prepare countermeasures,

Yoon said in a cabinet meeting in Seoul on Tuesday

As of right now, you know, it remains to be seen exactly how the Russians and the North Koreans will employ these forces,

Ryder said, adding

Yoon Suk Yeolpresident

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,

Yoon said

It is a grave situation where the actual deployment of North Korean troops to the front lines in Ukraine could happen sooner than expected,

Yoon was quoted as saying

I hope that under Secretary General Rutte's leadership, NATO will redouble efforts to monitor and block illegal exchanges between Russia and North Korea in solidarity and coordination,

Yoon was quoted as saying

We will take phased measures depending on the developments in Russia-North Korea military cooperation,

he said