According to estimates by some experts from G20 countries, North Korea could send 100,000 of its soldiers to the Ukrainian front to help Russia.
Military aid that could change the outcome of the war in Ukraine. North Korea could deploy up to 100,000 troops to help Russia in its war with Ukraine if the alliance between Pyongyang and Moscow continues to strengthen, according to anonymous sources familiar with assessments made by some G20 countries, for the Bloomberg news agency.
The latter stressed that such a decision was not imminent and that military support on this scale, still uncertain today, would rather be done in batches with troops rotating over time and not within the framework of a unique deployment.
Despite the uncertain nature of this announcement, the significant number of North Korean troops called upon to potentially reinforce the battlefield in Europe indicates that Vladimir Putin is ready for a long-term confrontation.
More than 10,000 soldiers already sent to the front
North Korea has already sent more than 10,000 of its soldiers to the Kursk region (Russia), where Ukrainian forces have occupied part of the border territory with Russia since a surprise incursion last August. In exchange for these North Korean troops, Russia agreed to provide money and aid to North Korea to increase its capabilities.
South Korea said there was a “high probability” that North Korea would seek advanced technology transfers from Russia, including technologies related to tactical nuclear weapons, intercontinental ballistic missiles , reconnaissance satellites and ballistic missile submarines.
In addition to manpower, North Korea has also sent millions of rounds of artillery ammunition and other weapons to Russia. According to The Financial Times, Pyongyang has also sent long-range missile and artillery systems to its Russian ally.
“A serious escalation” of the war against Ukraine
The sending of North Korean troops to the Ukrainian front alerted the West, which said it risked escalating what is already the biggest conflict in Europe since World War II. The Western bloc added that deepening cooperation between Russia and North Korea could impact the security balance in the Indo-Pacific region, where rivalry between China and the United States is intensifying.
This theme will be raised by several allies during the G20 summit in Brazil this week, notably by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The German head of state declared Friday in a call with Vladimir Putin that the deployment of North Korean troops constituted a “serious escalation” of the war against Ukraine.
During their meeting in Rio (Brazil) on Tuesday, Olaf Scholz should put pressure on the Chinese leader to use his influence on Russia and North Korea in order to avoid a new escalation in the war, according to reports. German officials.
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