America: North Korea has sent 10,000 troops to Russia
According to Webangah News quoted by Mehr News Agency quoted by Al Jazeera, “Sabrina Singh”, the spokeswoman of the US Department of Defense (Pentagon) claimed that the estimate of the US government is that the number of North Korean troops who will participate in the war in Ukraine sent to Russia has increased to 10,000 people.
The Pentagon spokesman claimed last week that the initial assessment of the United States is that 3,000 North Korean soldiers have been sent to the eastern regions of Russia for military training.
Previously, the Pentagon, citing NATO’s claim about sending troops from North Korea to Russia for the purpose of war against Ukraine, announced that if such a matter is true, then Kiev There will be no more restrictions on the use of American weapons against Russia.
Rumors and claims about sending North Korean troops to Russia in order to help this country in the war against Ukraine have intensified the West’s concern, while 2 and a half years have passed since the war in Ukraine, and despite the change in the focus of attention to the Middle East, there is still a risk of the spread of the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte confirmed yesterday after speaking with a South Korean intelligence official that Seoul has sent troops from Pyongyang to Moscow, and said that the deepening of military cooperation Russia and North Korea threaten both Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic security. Also, US President Joe Biden has described the claim of sending troops as “very dangerous”.
Kremlin has denied sending troops from North Korea to Russia and called it “fake news”. However, Vladimir Putin said last Thursday that how the partnership agreement with Pyongyang is implemented is up to Moscow. Putin also emphasized that if the United States and its allies help Ukraine to attack deep into Russian territory using Western long-range weapons, Russia will consider it as NATO’s direct intervention in the war and take appropriate action.
NATO Secretary General yesterday also claimed that sending troops from North Korea to Russia is a sign of Putin’s “growing desperation”! Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Anne Dari Sibiha wrote on the X social network, warning about sending troops from North Korea to Russia: “This is the end of the story; Listen to Ukrainian. Solution: Remove restrictions on our long-range attacks on Russia now!