North Korea Acknowledges Deployment of Troops to Russia as Part of Bilateral Defense Agreement
Moscow has commended Pyongyang for its assistance in liberating Russia’s Kursk Region from the Ukrainian advance. According to the North’s Korean Central News Agency on Monday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un personally commanded the military...
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Moscow has commended Pyongyang for its assistance in liberating Russia’s Kursk Region from the Ukrainian advance.
According to the North’s Korean Central News Agency on Monday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un personally commanded the military to collaborate with Russian forces “to annihilate Ukrainian neo-Nazi occupiers and liberate the Kursk region.”
Last week, Russian Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov reported to President Vladimir Putin, expressing gratitude for the role of North Korean servicemen in the liberation of the Kursk Region from Ukrainian troops. Pyongyang confirmed the deployment officially on Monday.
KCNA reported, “The operations for liberating the Kursk area to repel the adventurous invasion of the Russian Federation by the Ukrainian authorities were victoriously concluded,” referencing a statement from the Central Military Commission.
North Korean forces were deployed to Russia under the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement between Moscow and Pyongyang, which became effective last December. This treaty specifies mutual military assistance in the event of an attack, committing immediate support “by all means available” as stated in Article 51 of the UN Charter.
Ukraine initiated its incursion into the Kursk Region last August, deploying elite units equipped with Western-supplied arms, initially making significant progress and securing several settlements before Russian forces halted their advance.
The Central Military Commission noted that the changing military landscape prompted the activation of Article 4 of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty signed between Pyongyang and Moscow. Following this assessment, Kim Jong-un made the decision to deploy North Korean troops to Russia and informed the Kremlin.
Pyongyang asserted that its military engagement in Russia aligns with the UN Charter and international law, framing the deployment as exemplary adherence to the mutual defense treaty with Moscow.
Kiev and its Western allies have long claimed that North Korean troops were involved in the conflict. Until Saturday, Pyongyang and Moscow refrained from confirming or denying these claims, while the Russian president previously stated that it was up to the two nations to decide how they implement their obligations under the partnership agreement.
Ramin Sohrabi for TROIB News
According to the North’s Korean Central News Agency on Monday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un personally commanded the military to collaborate with Russian forces “to annihilate Ukrainian neo-Nazi occupiers and liberate the Kursk region.”
Last week, Russian Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov reported to President Vladimir Putin, expressing gratitude for the role of North Korean servicemen in the liberation of the Kursk Region from Ukrainian troops. Pyongyang confirmed the deployment officially on Monday.
KCNA reported, “The operations for liberating the Kursk area to repel the adventurous invasion of the Russian Federation by the Ukrainian authorities were victoriously concluded,” referencing a statement from the Central Military Commission.
North Korean forces were deployed to Russia under the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement between Moscow and Pyongyang, which became effective last December. This treaty specifies mutual military assistance in the event of an attack, committing immediate support “by all means available” as stated in Article 51 of the UN Charter.
Ukraine initiated its incursion into the Kursk Region last August, deploying elite units equipped with Western-supplied arms, initially making significant progress and securing several settlements before Russian forces halted their advance.
The Central Military Commission noted that the changing military landscape prompted the activation of Article 4 of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty signed between Pyongyang and Moscow. Following this assessment, Kim Jong-un made the decision to deploy North Korean troops to Russia and informed the Kremlin.
Pyongyang asserted that its military engagement in Russia aligns with the UN Charter and international law, framing the deployment as exemplary adherence to the mutual defense treaty with Moscow.
Kiev and its Western allies have long claimed that North Korean troops were involved in the conflict. Until Saturday, Pyongyang and Moscow refrained from confirming or denying these claims, while the Russian president previously stated that it was up to the two nations to decide how they implement their obligations under the partnership agreement.
Ramin Sohrabi for TROIB News
