Zelensky: North Korea sends not only weapons but also soldiers to Russia!
reported by Mehr News Agency Quoting from Al Jazeera, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claims that North Korea not only gives weapons to Russia but also helps this country by sending troops in the war against Kiev.
The president of Ukraine claimed in a night speech: We are witnessing an increase in the alliance between Russia and regimes like North Korea, and this cooperation is no longer related to the transfer of weapons. It is not limited, but we are actually talking about sending people (troops) from North Korea and adding them to the forces of the occupying army!
According to him, due to the deepening of Russia’s relations with its allies, Ukraine and its supporters should develop and transform their response. He also emphasized his request to increase military support to Kiev for what he called to prevent a bigger war.
He added: The front line needs more support. When we talk about providing long-range weapons and decisive capabilities to our forces, we don’t just mean a list of military equipment.
Zelensky continued: The issue is increasing pressure on the enemy; A pressure that is beyond Russia’s ability to manage, and the issue of preventing a war is even bigger!
Desperate requests and efforts of Zelensky from his allies to issue permission to use western long-range missiles to attack deep into Russian soil and reduce the country’s capacity. For the continuation of the war, it has remained inconclusive.
However, referring to the continued efforts to get the green light, he added: True peace will only come through power. and to achieve such real power and peace, the entire next week will be spent working with our partners on this issue.
The heads of Western countries were supposed to meet last week in Germany about this issue, but US President Joe Biden canceled his trip due to the storm. “Milton” that has hit Florida has been canceled. He is expected to travel to Germany this week and the war in Ukraine is at the top of his agenda.
Previously, South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun claimed that sending troops from North Korea to the battlefront in Ukraine to help “Very likely” to Russia. He also claimed that with this account, the probability of the truth of the reports about the killing of North Korean officers in Ukraine is high. Russia has denied these reports. Relations between Moscow and Pyongyang have increased since the start of Russian military operations in Ukraine in February 2022. In September 2023, the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un, traveled by train to eastern Russia and met with Vladimir Putin, his Russian counterpart, and visited the country’s bases and weapons production factories.
Also, in June, Putin visited Pyongyang for the first time in 24 years, and Kim, in his meeting with him, compared Pledged full support and solidarity with Moscow in the war against Ukraine. The United States, South Korea and Ukraine have accused Pyongyang of sending weapons to Russia. United Nations sanctions monitors against North Korea claimed in April that the remains of the missile that hit Kharkiv on January 2 belonged to the North Korean-made Hwasong-11 ballistic missile.
