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North Korea vows to support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – Washington Examiner

North Korea has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Russia in its ongoing invasion of ​Ukraine, as declared by Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui alongside‌ Russian Minister Sergey Lavrov ⁢in Moscow. Choe emphasized that North Korea ⁢will stand firmly with ​Russia “until victory day” and expressed confidence in Russian President​ Vladimir Putin’s leadership. This statement comes amidst reports that around 8,000 ‌North Korean soldiers are set to be deployed to the Kursk region,⁢ currently occupied by⁣ Ukraine. While‌ both Choe and‌ Lavrov did not directly comment on the deployment⁤ of these troops, their statements reflect a deepening alliance‍ between the two nations. U.S. officials‌ have raised concerns ⁣over the⁢ potential involvement of North Korean forces in⁤ the conflict, warning‍ that they could be seen ‍as legitimate military⁢ targets.


North Korea vows to support Russia until victory in its ‘sacred struggle’ invading Ukraine

North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui told the Russian press that Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un’s regime will stand by Russia throughout its invasion of Ukraine.

Choe spoke alongside Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Friday, during which she vowed the North Korean people will “always stand firmly by our Russian comrades until victory day,” according to a translation from the Moscow Times.

South Korea, the United States, the United Nations, and Ukraine have corroborated intelligence reports that approximately 8,000 Korean People’s Army personnel are set to move into the Kursk region, which is currently under occupation by the Ukrainian military.

In this photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry press service on Nov. 1, 2024, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (right) and North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui (left) attend an unveiling ceremony of the plaque to mark Kim Il Sung’s 1949 visit to the USSR at Yaroslavsky railway terminal in Moscow. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)

Choe and Lavrov avoided explicitly addressing reports of the mobilized North Korean soldiers.

“We have no doubt whatsoever that under the wise leadership of the honorable Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Russian army and people will surely achieve a great victory in their sacred struggle to defend the sovereign rights and security of their state,” Choe said, according to the translation.

Lavrov thanked Choe and expressed gratitude to Russia’s “Korean friends” for maintaining a “principled position on the events that have unfolded in Ukraine.”

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin were joined by their South Korean counterparts on Thursday for a conference in Washington to address concerns about the Korean People’s Army joining the conflict.

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, combatants are seen at a training base of the special operation units of the Korean People’s Army in the western area of North Korea on Oct. 2, 2024. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. The Korean-language watermark on the image, as provided by the source, says, “KCNA,” which is the abbreviation for the Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

The group of officials warned that North Korean soldiers risk becoming “legitimate military targets” but failed to provide any indication of how or if the U.S. and South Korea would take direct action.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is warning his country’s Western allies that there has not been sufficient backlash against the unprecedented military cooperation between Russia and the North Korean regime.

In an interview with South Korean channel KBS released on Thursday, Zelensky warned that Russia is using the North Korean military presence near Kursk to test the reaction of NATO and other international alliances.

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky talks with Ukrainian journalists in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Oct. 21, 2024. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

“If there is nothing — and I think that the reaction to this is nothing, it has been zero — then the number of North Korean troops on our border will be increased,” he said.



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