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We strongly denounce the U.S. hostile act of resorting to reckless military demonstration with its allies, not content with the present political and military tension on the Korean peninsula which is exposed to the danger of a touch-and-go explosion, as a clear threat and a grave provocation to the security of the region,
The national security advisers express grave concern over troop deployments" by North Korea in Russia, "potentially for use against Ukraine,
We are looking into reports that the number could be north of that,
I suspect that they will hope that the North Korea-Russia relationship will, as in the past, eventually sour and that the North will again turn to China, which has a much longer tradition of links,
While Pyongyang cannot afford to alienate Beijing, this outcome suggests that North Korea feels increasingly comfortable defying China's wishes, not only by increasing its nuclear and missile provocations in the Indo-Pacific but also by fueling an armed conflict in a different theater at a time when Beijing seeks to portray itself as a potential peacemaker,
Officially, they might not really welcome it, they might see it as an alarming situation,
said Jagannath Panda, head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs It is worth keeping in mind that North Korea and Russia have not moved closer without China's blessing,
said Havrén, who specializes in China's foreign policy There is nothing good for them in this, short or long term,
Victor Cha, a Korea expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, told The New York Times Both are dependent on China and to let them do the public dirty work allows China to continue driving on two wagons simultaneously,
On the situation on the Korean Peninsula, we hope that relevant parties will face squarely the crux of the Korean Peninsula issue and play a constructive role for deescalating tensions, advancing dialogue and upholding peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula,
I think that the North Korea move is a big part of that, frankly,
They were saying things like, ‘Well, the Kremlin told us that this was going to be done in a few weeks,’ and it isn’t,
China’s position on the Ukraine crisis has been consistent and clear, and it hopes that all parties will work towards de-escalating the situation and remain committed to a political solution,
the spokesperson, Lin Jian, said at a regular briefing in Beijing I think they’re very uncomfortable with it,
said Ian Bremmer, founder and president of Eurasia Group, a consulting firm based in New York We are in contact with our North Korean friends. We’ll see how that process develops,
he said as he hosted the summit of BRICS nations in Kazan, Russia If the North Koreans are actually sending troops to fight with the Russians, then clearly the level of Russian willingness to support North Korea, to help defend North Korea, is going to be equivalent,
he told NBC News in an interview Thursday If North Korea dispatches special forces to Ukraine war as part of Russia-North Korea cooperation, we will support Ukraine in stages and also review and implement measures necessary for security on the Korean Peninsula,
Yoon told a joint news conference after talks with Polish President Andrzej Duda While we have maintained our principle of not directly supplying lethal weapons, we can also review our stance more flexibly, depending on the level of North Korean military activities,
The government will work together with the international community to firmly respond to military cooperation between Russia and North Korea, and take appropriate measures as their military collaboration progresses,