The Russian ambassador, Georgy Zinoviev, was called by the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs to express disapproval over the deployment of North Korean troops to support Russia in the conflict with Ukraine. Seoul has promised a joint international response, Reuters reports.
South Korea’s first vice foreign minister, Kim Hong-kyun, reportedly spoke with Russian ambassador Georgy Zinoviev and asked the North Korean soldiers to immediately depart Russia, according to a statement from the ministry. He declared that supporting Pyongyang’s aggression against Ukraine was in violation of the statute and resolutions.
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea soldiers from Russia, where they are preparing to be sent to Ukraine. He (Kim) declared that Pyongyang’s support for Russian aggression against Ukraine is illegal under the UN Charter and resolutions.
“We strongly condemn North Korea’s illegal military cooperation, including sending troops to Russia,” Kim Hong-kyun said.
Journalists indicate that when they called the Russian embassy, they were not answered. According to the South Korean ministry, Zinoviev assured Kim that he would send the word to Moscow.
Earlier, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov, announced that the DPRK (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) could send about 11,000 of its troops to Ukraine to support the Russian Federation. Almost the same figure was named in the intelligence of South Koreaโ12 thousand. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he could not confirm the sending of North Korean troops to Russia for further participation in the war in Ukraine.
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