The movement is something unusual. Since 1953, when the Korean War ended with an armistice, the North has been preparing for renewed conflict with the South – amassing a large arsenal of weapons and one of the largest armies in the world
Pyongyang effectively enters the war in Ukraine, declaring itself ready to provide support and aid to Russia. “We assure you once again that until the day of victory, we will always stand firmly by our Russian comrades,” Choi Son Hee said during talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, as reported by Interfax.
“Since the beginning of the special military operation, the President of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Kim Jong-un, has given instructions not to look back to anyone and to support and provide assistance to the Russian military and the Russian people with steadfastness and strength,” he added. Choe Son Hui. Most importantly, North Korea will continue to strengthen its nuclear arsenal.
STRENGTHENING THE NUCLEAR ARSENAL
This was emphasized in Moscow by the foreign minister of Pyongyang, whose country is suspected of seeking Russian technology in exchange for military support in the war in Ukraine. Kim Jong Un “clearly indicated that the current situation requires more than ever the strengthening of our modern strategic nuclear offensive weapons, as well as the improvement of our nuclear response capability, and I once again state that our country will not change the path of strengthening his nuclear arsenal,” Choe said during the meeting with Lavrov.
The dialogue between the two countries was pushed to a whole new level after the signing of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty at a historic summit in Pyongyang. According to the Russian Foreign Minister, “the partnership is fundamentally strategic, even in the sense of how intense the political dialogue has been”, continued Lavrov who described the June summit as a “very important stage”, preceded by what he defined “a very important visit” by North Korea’s Kim to the Vostochny spaceport in the Russian Far East last year.
IRREGULAR MOVEMENT
According to Kim, “enemies’ dangerous strengthening of the nuclear alliance and their dangerous military maneuvers underline the importance of strengthening our nuclear forces,” he argued, before underlining that the only peace is what “guarantees the security and future of the state. and the people of North Korea, so it is necessary to “restrain the enemy”. Kim himself said yesterday that the launch into the waters of the Sea of ​​Japan was an “appropriate military action” amid rising tensions with South Korea and allegations of North Korean soldiers stationing in Russia.
The movement is something unusual. Since 1953, when the Korean War ended with an armistice, the North has been preparing for renewed conflict with the South – amassing a large arsenal of weapons and one of the largest armies in the world. But Pyongyang has rarely engaged in foreign wars because of a long-held belief that its soldiers should be at home, where they can be indoctrinated.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE SITUATION
According to the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, 8,000 North Korean soldiers are stationed in the Kursk region and could be used in fighting against Ukrainian troops. Asked to comment on the statement, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he had “nothing to add to what was said before on this topic.” Last week, President Vladimir Putin did not deny the transfer of North Korean troops and recalled Article 4 of a strategic cooperation treaty between Moscow and Pyongyang, which provides for mutual military assistance in the event of aggression against either country.
“We live in a time where war is part of our daily lives. The scenario of Eastern Europe in Ukraine worsens with the sending of troops from Korea”, commented the Minister of Defense, Guido Crosetto. “For more than a year, however, a front has been formed in support of Russia, and we need to understand whether this front could make Putin’s desire to expand his borders even more dangerous,” he said.
