North Korean troops in Russia: How will it impact the Ukraine war?
Al Jazeera
The US says it will not impose new limits on Ukraine’s use of its weapons if North Korea joins Russia’s war.
The United States says an estimated 10,000 North Korean soldiers have been deployed in Russia as the NATO chief calls the move “a significant escalation” in Russia’s war against Ukraine.
The Pentagon said on Monday that it is “increasingly concerned that Russia intends to use these soldiers in combat” in Kursk, a Russian region on the border with Ukraine that was invaded by Kyiv’s forces in August.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said: “The deepening military cooperation between Russia and North Korea is a threat to both Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic security.”
Ukraine, supported by Western arms shipments, has been battling Russian forces since Moscow launched a full-scale invasion of the Eastern European nation in February 2022. Russia has since captured parts of eastern and southern Ukraine and has made military gains in recent months.
So what impact could the possible presence of North Korean troops in Russia have on the Ukraine war?
