Horrible escalation on the brink: North Korea sends 100,000 soldiers to the Ukrainian front

It seems so, in contrast to previous news, North Korea is by orders of magnitude, ten times more, even It can also deploy 100,000 soldiers to the battlefield of the Russian-Ukrainian war, if the alliance between Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un deepens further, according to a recent analysis of the G20 group. THE Summary by Bloomberg according to the analysts, who asked not to be named, they expect that this step will not take place with a single deployment, but that more and more North Korean troops will arrive continuously, divided into groups.

The situation was similarly assessed by Ukraine’s ambassador to South Korea, who stated in an interview with VOA at the beginning of the month that Kyiv expects up to 15,000 North Korean soldiers to fight in the Russian Kursk region and in the occupied territories of eastern Ukraine, changing every few months. each other.

A person close to the Russian Defense Ministry argued: a mechanism for continuously replacing the losses of the North Korean side is logicalotherwise the contingent would quickly disappear in battles, losing its combat value. The anonymous person added that the figure of approximately one hundred thousand also reflects that

Putin plans to continue fighting in Ukraine for a long time.

The hope of the longed-for peace was therefore even further away.

It is known that it caused serious alarm among Kiev’s Western allies when Kim decided to send North Korean troops to Russia to fight against Ukraine. Western powers agree that this move will further exacerbate Europe’s biggest military conflict since 1945. According to them, the cooperation between Putin and Kim is deepening may affect the security balance in the Indo-Pacific region, where the rivalry between the United States and China is intensifying.

According to the German chancellor, the deployment of the North Koreans could lead to a serious escalation

The worrisome issue will be raised by several allied states at this week’s G20 summit in Brazil, including German Chancellor Olaf Scholz when he meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Bloomberg previously reported. And our paper also reported that Scholz explained on Friday in the middle of an unexpected phone call with Putin,

the deployment of North Korean troops on the Ukrainian front results in a serious escalation and expansion of the war.

Germany’s leader, who is facing a government crisis, also urged the start of negotiations to achieve a just and lasting peace.

German officials believe that Scholz, at their meeting in Rio on Tuesday, would push the Chinese president to use his influence over Russia and North Korea to avoid a further escalation of the war.

the officials thought.

Last week, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, at a joint press conference with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Brussels, also stated that the deployment of North Korean forces in Ukraine poses an additional threat and increases the chance that Putin will cause even more damage. The head of the military alliance added that this poses a threat not only to the European side of NATO, but also to the American mainland, South Korea and Japan.

Are the eyes of the world now on China, which is preparing for a tariff war?

Xi Jinping has so far been the biggest benefactor of Putin and Kim, and considers the leaders of both countries partners in the fight against the world order dominated by the United States. However, China’s leadership has been publicly silent on sending North Korean troops to Russia – and this may be a sign that the Chinese president is unhappy with the deal.

The partnership between Kim and Putin may involve the risk of economic pressure on Beijing, and Xi must also prepare for disruptions caused by Chinese tariffs threatened by US President-elect Donald Trump. After the news of Trump’s victory, the stock markets and the Chinese yuan began to plummet.

China’s first man stated when he held talks with US President Joe Biden on Saturday in Lima at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.

The USA nodded to the Ukrainian request, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs warns of a “third world war”.

As Economx also wrote, North Korea has so far sent at least ten thousand soldiers to join Putin’s army in the Kursk region, and there have already been reports of the first losses. In exchange for military support, Russia gives money as well as rice and helps North Korea increase its capabilities.

South Korea sees a great chance to be its northern neighbor will ask Russia for high-tech weapons – including technology for tactical nuclear weapons, intercontinental ballistic missiles, reconnaissance satellites and ballistic missile submarines.

On the other hand, weapons transport also works in reverse, but the emphasis is on the quantity:

In addition to soldiers, North Korea sent millions of artillery ammunition and other weapons to the Russian side. In addition, the Financial Times reported this week, citing Ukrainian intelligence, that Pyongyang has also supplied Moscow with long-range missile and artillery systems.

Meanwhile, Ukraine led by Volodymyr Zelenskiy has been asking its allies for months to use Western long-range weapons against military targets in the deeper areas of Russia, to counter Putin’s attacks, which are also affecting the energy infrastructure of the attacked country. By the way, Zelenskiy himself already claims that the war must be ended next year through negotiations, not through military force.

It is breaking news that Joe Biden has finally approved the Ukrainian military to carry out deep strikes against targets in Russia with American weapons. But this is not common: long-range missile strikes are only permitted in the Kursk region, i.e. only where North Korean troops are stationed. The sudden permission given by the incumbent president is a reaction to the mass deployment of the North Koreans.

Although in response to this, Russian diplomacy called “a new spiral of tension” and a “Third World War” mentioned by the BBCfor the time being it is also distressed by inflation Putin did not comment on the developments.