North Korea’s “direct” support for Russia against Ukraine represents “a dangerous widening” of the conflict, the United States and its allies warned on Monday.
“We urge North Korea to immediately cease all assistance to Russia for its war of aggression against Ukraine, including by withdrawing its troops,” launched in a statement the heads of diplomacy of Australia, the Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union.
Moscow and Pyongyang signed the official defense agreement at the beginning of December sealing their rapprochement marked, according to Washington, by the sending of more than 10,000 North Korean soldiers to help Russia fight Ukraine.
kyiv said earlier Monday that “at least 30” North Korean soldiers, fighting alongside the Russian army, were injured or killed on Saturday and Sunday in Russia’s Kursk region, partially occupied by kyiv’s forces.
The press release from these ten countries and the EU also highlights “the export, by North Korea, of ballistic missiles, artillery shells and other military equipment to Russia for its use against Ukraine . »
Westerners fear that in exchange for this assistance, Moscow will help Pyongyang.
The heads of diplomacy thus expressed Monday in this press release their “deep concern” regarding “any political, military or economic support that Russia could provide to North Korea’s illegal arms program, including weapons of mass destruction . »
In early December, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte asserted that Russia provided “support” for North Korea’s nuclear and missile program.
North Korea’s “direct” support for Russia against Ukraine represents “a dangerous widening” of the conflict, the United States and its allies warned on Monday. “We urge North Korea to immediately cease all aid to Russia for its war of aggression against Ukraine, including by withdrawing its troops”, launched in a…
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