The statement from Seoul followed after public statements from Moscow and Pyongyan about the joint military operation of the DPRK troops and the Russian Federation during the war against Ukraine.
The Foreign Ministry of South Korea calls what is happening to the “next mockery” over the international community, noting that Pyongyang claims that their actions “are fully consistent with international law”.
Seoul claims that wide military cooperation between the Russian Federation and the DPRK is a gross violation of international norms, the UN Charter and UN Security Councils.
Justifying the sending of his troops in support of Russia, Pyongyang “mocks” over the international community, according to the Foreign Ministry of South Korea.
South Korean diplomats called on Moscow and Pyongyang “to immediately stop illegal military cooperation,” as it “seriously undermines the world and stability” in the world, including in Europe and the Indo-Pacific region.
April 27 The Central Military Council of the DPRK Labor Party first confirmed the sending of his troops For war against Ukraine in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation.
On the same day, the US State Department called on North Korea to stop the deployment of its troops in the Russian Federation, and Russia – to stop the response of the DPRK.
Context
From August 6, 2024 Armed Forces conduct an offensive operation in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation. According to the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky, to this direction of the Russian Federation I threw 60 thousand military, including I took it from the front in Ukraine. The head of state He stated that the creation of the Ukrainian army of the buffer zone in the Russian region is one of the main tasks of defense forces.
About the participation of forces North Korea in the war on the side of the Russian Federation in the Kursk region Zelensky told on December 14, 2024. January 11, 2025 The military captured in the Kursk region of the two military from North Korea. Later, one of them said that I didn’t even know who he fought against.
On March 27, Yonhap, citing South Korean intelligence, reported that North Korea additionally sent about 3 thousand fighters at the disposal of the Russian Army. Prior to this, there was information about 11 thousand North Koreans provided by Pyongyang Moscow.
According to the Ukrainian military, as of April 26 in the Kursk region, Russia and North Korea lost 62.4 thousand and more than 4.5 thousand military, respectively.
On April 26, the head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Country of the Country of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov, in the report by the illegitimate president of the country Vladimir Putin, reported that the Kursk region was allegedly “completely released” from the Ukrainian defense forces. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated that such a message is not true.
