The Ukrainian president says having a third nation wading into hostilities could turn the conflict with Russia into a “world war”.
Thousands of North Korean troops are being prepared to join Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky says, in a warning that a third nation wading into the hostilities could turn the conflict into a “world war”.
Zelensky cited intelligence reports that North Korea was providing military personnel to aid Moscow’s army, as well as workers for Russian factories to replace Russians killed in the war. “We know about 10,000 soldiers from North Korea they are preparing to send to fight against us,” he said. “Iran gave drones, license to produce these drones and missiles. But not people, not officially.”The claim came a day after NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said they were alarmed by North Korea’s military support for Russia’s war but added they could not confirm Ukrainian claims that soldiers had been sent to fight for Moscow.
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited North Korea for the first time in 24 years in June, when he and Kim signed a so-called “comprehensive strategic partnership pact” with a clause similar to Article 5 of NATO, which states that an attack on one member is an attack on all. “Putin will not get his way,” he said while reiterating that Ukraine’s place was among NATO’s ranks, without saying when it might join.
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