The United States is warning that it is ready to escalate NATO involvement in Ukraine if North Korean troops join Russia’s war in Ukraine. The Zelensky government has long been lobbying for the US to provide long-range missiles and authorize their use against Russian territory. Kiev might soon gets its wish granted…
“The U.S. will not impose new limits on Ukraine’s use of American weapons if North Korea joins Russia’s war, the Pentagon said on Monday, as NATO said North Korean military units had been deployed to the Kursk region in Russia,” Reuters reports.
Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh on Monday issued a fresh update on the situation. Speaking of a detachment of North Korean troops, she said: “A portion of those soldiers have already moved closer to Ukraine, and we are increasingly concerned that Russia intends to use these soldiers in combat or to support combat operations against Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk Oblast near the border with Ukraine.”
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in separate comments from Europe had claimed that North Koreans are helping Russia regain its territory in southwest Kursk region, following Ukraine’s incursion there which began in early August.
“The deepening military cooperation between Russia and North Korea is a threat to both the Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic security,” Rutte said at the press conference. “The deployment [of] North Korean troops to Kursk is also a sign of Putin’s growing desperation.” Butte urged: “NATO calls on Russia and the DPRK to cease these actions immediately.” […]
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