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president struck up a mutual defence deal with Kim Jong Un in the summer whereby both of their countries would support the other if attacked by a third party.Neither side has admitted it, but it is widely believed North Korean soldiers were sent to the Russia n region of Kursk after Ukraine ’s retaliatory incursion began there in the summer.
Pyongyang also reportedly encouraged troops to kill themselves to avoid being taken alive as prisoners of war by Ukraine. It comes as the Russian president is pushing his own troops forward at an unprecedented speed on the Ukrainian frontline to try and seize as much land as possible beforeThe incoming president has promised to resolve the conflict on his first day in office, but has not said how he would do so, sparking fears he would push Kyiv to cede land to Moscow.“I just don’t think it’s realistic to say we’re going to expel every Russian from every inch of Ukrainian soil, even Crimea.
“De facto, these territories are now controlled by the Russians. We do not have the strength to recover them.
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