SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korea and the European Union strongly condemned Monday Report of dispatch by North Korea He announced an increase in troops to support Russia’s war against Ukraine and expressed concern that Russia could reward North Korea with transfers of sensitive technology to strengthen its nuclear and missile programs.
North Korean troopshas been confirmed by the United States and NATO, threatening to escalate the nearly three-year war and sparking security unrest in South Korea and elsewhere over what Russia can give North Korea in return. It’s causing it.
After their meeting in Seoul, South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yeol and European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell issued a joint statement condemning North Korea’s presence in “the strongest possible terms” and encouraging Russian expressed concern about the possibility of providing supplies and technology to North Korea. in support of military objectives.
“We are also deeply concerned about the potential transfer of nuclear and ballistic missile-related technology to North Korea, which could jeopardize international non-proliferation efforts and protect peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and around the world. It will threaten the.” said in a statement. DPRK is an abbreviation for Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and is the official name of North Korea.
Cho and Borrell called North Korea’s deployment a “clear” violation of several U.N. Security Council resolutions and called on North Korea and Russia to immediately withdraw their troops from Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Moscow on Monday with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui, who has been on an official visit to Russia since last weekend. State television showed the two men greeting each other, but details of the meeting were not available.
Early Monday morning, Borrell met South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun and agreed to work with the international community to disrupt security cooperation between Russia and North Korea, according to South Korea’s Ministry of Defense.
North Korea and Russia have not explicitly confirmed North Korea’s deployment. But both sides insist that their military cooperation complies with international law.
The U.S. government said about 8,000 North Korean soldiers are in Russia near the Ukrainian border and preparing to join Russia’s fight against Ukraine in the coming days. president of ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky He urged allies to stop just “watching” and take proactive measures. north korea army Soldiers deployed in Russia reach the battlefield.
North Korea is estimated to have moved a total of about 10,000 to 12,000 troops into Russia, according to assessments by U.S., South Korean, and Ukrainian intelligence agencies. If North Korea were to start fighting Ukrainian forces, it would be the first time North Korea has participated in a major conflict since the end of the 1950-53 Korean War.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is using the Russia-Ukraine war as a way to expand defense and economic cooperation with Russia as US-led pressure intensifies over the country’s nuclear program. . The United States, South Korea and others have accused North Korea of already exporting artillery shells, missiles and other conventional weapons to Russia.
In addition to the potential transfer of weapons technology by Russia, South Korean officials are also concerned that Moscow could offer defense commitments to North Korea in the event of war on the peninsula. North Korean troops in Russia could also learn valuable combat experience and receive Russian assistance in modernizing outdated conventional weapons systems.
Over the past two years, Mr. Kim has been using nuclear-capable missiles as Russia and China repeatedly thwart U.S.-led attempts to tighten international sanctions against North Korea over its testing activities in defiance of U.N. bans. We have strengthened system experiments. Last week, North Korea test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile that hit the U.S. mainland for the first time in almost a year.
North Korea also sever the relationship and abandoning its long-held goal of reconciliation with South Korea.
South Korea’s military said in a background briefing with local media on Monday that North Korea has built heavily armed anti-tank trench-like structures in two locations near the North Korean border, along with a disused border road and northern railway line. It was announced that a portion had been blown up. Last month, he changed course, expressing anger toward South Korea.
According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in the event of a war, North Korea could easily fill nearby trenches with mounds of dirt to create an invasion route into the south.
Details of the press conference were shared with The Associated Press.
