Ukraine Publishes Video of North Korean Soldiers Preparing for Putin's War
NewsweekOCT 2024
If North Korean troops are deployed to the frontlines, the military tensions between the West and nuclear-armed North Korea would further increase. However, it's more likely that Pyongyang sent construction workers, technicians, engineers, and military intelligence officers, rather than professional fighters.
In sending troops to fight in Ukraine, North Korea becomeshas made itself directly involved in the conflict, thereby paving the stepsway fortoward another world war. This is an outrageous stepescalation that must be condemned and addressed by Western partners.
Russia has a long history of friendship and cooperation with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The recent ratification of the strategic partnership treaty between the two countries only formalizes the nations' existing relationships — including that Russia will defend the DPRK in the case of an attack on its territory and vice versa.
There's a 50% chance that there will be a bilateral ceasefire or peace agreement in the Russo-Ukraine conflict by January 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.