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The DPRK will further intensify its practical efforts to deter the military threat of the hostile forces and maintain the balance of forces in the region,
an unnamed spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry said on state news agency KCNA This just clarifies, in some sense, that the Indo Pacific and Euro Atlantic theatres are linked in some way,
This is concerning because it portends in the future that if Russian technology does end up in North Korea's direction, then (North Korean leader) Kim Jong Un will be able to accelerate the scope and sophistication of his missile capabilities,
he told CNA’s East Asia Tonight programme China has a dilemma. Up until now, China has been much more important to North Korea than Russia has,
If North Korean troops are actually deployed, it means they would gain modern combat experience from the Ukraine war, which ultimately poses an indirect threat to South Korea,
The North Koreans are stopgap. (Russian President Vladimir) Putin has been losing... huge numbers of troops on the ground,
We've not yet seen these troops deploy into combat against Ukrainian forces, but we would expect that to happen in the coming days,
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at a news conference with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and their South Korean counterparts We just received some information, just coming in now, that right now there are some 8,000 DPRK soldiers in Kursk Oblast,
said Wood, referring to North Korea by its official acronym, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea China cannot credibly claim to be a voice for peace when it enables Russia to wage the largest war in Europe in decades. China's support to Russia is decisive. China's support is prolonging the war,
I have a very respectful question for my Russian colleague: Does Russia still maintain that there are no DPRK troops in Russia?"
Wood said, referring to North Korea's formal name: We oppose the U.S. practice to smear China on the question of Ukraine and to conduct long-arm jurisdiction and sanction Chinese companies and entities on this question,
Kim Jong-un’s gamble; For Kim Jong-un, the troop deployment to Russia is a high-stakes poker game.”
Seoul’s respected Korea Times added editorially We have learned that military officers are prohibited from using cellphones and soldiers lie about their deployment to their families
The war is being carried out in the form of a drone combat, but North Korean troops have not been supplied with drones and have not been trained accordingly, so we anticipate considerable damage,
Some 3,000 North Korean soldiers and officers are already on Russian territory, and they (Russia) will use both on our territory. We think they will soon have 12,000 on Russian territory,
Zelenskyy said at a press conference while attending the 2024 Nordic Council meeting in Iceland We will not sit idly by and watch North Korea's military collusion that threatens our security. We will track the situation closely and take all necessary measures step by step,
We discussed the involvement of North Korean military forces in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The conclusion is clear: this war is becoming internationalized, extending beyond two countries,
Zelenskyy wrote on X (formerly Twitter). It's difficult to speculate since North Korea has not disclosed the purpose of her visit, but Choe’s agenda may include coordinating specific responses to North Korea's troop dispatch to Russia,
a senior unification ministry official said There is no precise information yet that the deployed North Korean troops are at the front lines." ... There is a possibility that some advance units have been sent to the front lines."
When asked about foreign news reports suggesting North Korean troops being deployed to the war's front lines, the agency said ... But it added We suspect North Korea is preparing to launch a surveillance satellite, which failed in May, through purchase of high-tech parts and technological support from Russia,
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