Success of North Korean military in war in Ukraine will depend on their integration into Russian army – US State Department

Vedant Patelstate Department spokesperson

Some of the challenges they would need to overcome are interoperability, the language barrier, command and control and communications,

Patel said

Vedant Patelstate Department spokesperson

We are incredibly concerned by Russia's decision to turn to the DPRK to supply soldiers to continue their brutal war against Ukraine,

Patel told a press briefing

(By ... By doing so), North Korea now has the protection of a nuclear superpower and a major military power,

Dr Howell said

Yoon Suk Yeolpresident

Depending on the level of North Korean involvement, we will gradually adjust our support strategy in phases,

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Nov 7.

China would still have the power to stop North Korea and Russia's progress if it (chooses to do so),

she added

Even if the war in Ukraine ends … the relationship between Moscow and Pyongyang will continue,

said Dr Howell

China could use this to (understand) what it takes to win in a major conventional war, should (Beijing) choose to use force to resolve the Taiwan issue. They are learning from Russia's mistakes as well as successes,

Dr Muraviev said

China has largely maintained a neutral stance on the Russia-Ukraine crisis (since it began), opposing NATO expansion and Western involvement in the region while consistently calling for peace and dialogue,

said Ms Aparna Divya, a PhD candidate in international politics at the School of International Relations and Public Affairs at Fudan University

North Korea and Russia are two independent sovereign states. How they develop bilateral relations is their own matter,

said a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Nov 1.

Ukraine's defeat would represent a strategic loss for the West, which could be significantly advantageous for China. It would enable China’s continued strategic rise amid the ongoing US-China competition,

he explained

I cannot see North Korea and Russia pursuing a path that excludes Beijing,

said Dr Muraviev, citing China’s “significant influence” over both nations

We may end up having a … proxy conflict, where Ukraine is considered a proxy conflict between the two Koreas and allies,

he told CNA

Beijing would not want to see developments (among its neighbours) that could undermine its strategic position,

he said, while noting

For now, American officials say they have seen no evidence of a quid pro quo,

stated a New York Times report on Nov 5.

This would mean another strong push by Russia in eastern Ukraine, increasing attacks on Ukrainian critical infrastructure, and potentially more North Korean soldiers involved in the fighting in Russia’s Kursk region,

he added

The problem is that kind of Cold War mentality is completely against the Chinese national interest. Today’s China is not the 1950s China,

he added

Why am I saying this? Because Kim Jong Un would not be able to do something adventurous or dangerously risky right now without having formal approval from the Kremlin,

he said

Over 10,000 DPRK (North Korean) soldiers have been sent to eastern Russia, and most of them have moved to the far western Kursk Oblast, where they have begun engaging in combat operations with Russian forces,

State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel told reporters at a briefing

[The ... The assaults] could begin in the near future, we’re not even talking about weeks, we’re expecting it to happen any day,

said Vladyslav Voloshyn, spokesperson for the southern military sector

The Russians damaged the dam of the reservoir of Kurakhove. This strike potentially threatens residents of settlements on the Vovcha River, both in Donetsk and Dnipro regions,

the region’s Governor Vadym Filashkin said