Pyongyang’s involvement marks ‘dangerous expansion’ of Moscow’s war in Ukraine, says Mark Rutte
Nato has confirmed North Korea’s troop deployment to the combat zone in western Russia, as it warned that Pyongyang’s involvement in the war in Ukraine constituted a threat to both European and Indo-Pacific security.
“The deepening military co-operation between Russia and North Korea is a threat to both the Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic security,” he said, adding: “It undermines peace on the Korean Peninsula and fuels the Russian war against Ukraine.” But Rutte also said that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s use of foreign fighters was a sign of his inability to make up for the massive war losses. “The deployment of North Korean troops to Kursk is also a sign of Putin’s growing desperation.
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