has accused North Korea of sending military personnel to Russia. And

judging by the media coverage, this is not seen as a big deal. It may be

worth spelling that out. Iranian drones batter Ukrainian cities,

killing civilians daily. Approximately half the three million artillery

shells Russia uses annually come from North Korea. And now North Korea

is sending its own troops to invade European territory. This is not

hyperbole, or clickbait. North Korea is literally involved in the

invasion of a sovereign European democracy, involved in the slaughter of

innocent European civilians, and apparently neither the media nor our

esteemed leaders seem to give a rat’s arse about it. Is this the moment

where history will judge that Western democracy faltered and failed?

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Russia has said it signed a treaty with North Korea that provides

“strategic cooperation” in all areas. Further it adds for the avoidance

of doubt, that the deal with North Korea is ‘unambiguous’. The treaty

includes a mutual assistance clause, in which each side committed to

help resist external aggression. That’s an interesting commitment, when

Russia is struggling to retake its own territories in the Kursk oblast.

Putin signed the treaty with North Korea earlier this year but did not

explain how it might be put into practice. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry

Peskov was asked whether the treaty obliged Russia to back North Korea

in a conflict and he said the wording of the agreement was “quite

unambiguous.” And involves “truly strategic deep cooperation in all

areas, including security.

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NEWS SOURCES:

https://kyivindependent.com/russia-plans-to-involve-north-korea-in-war-in-ukraine-this-fall-zelensky-says/

https://kyivindependent.com/north-korea-has-sent-10-000-soldiers-to-russia-western-source-says/

https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/10/15/us-official-north-korean-troops-in-ukraine-would-show-russian-desperation/

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-concerned-by-reports-north-korean-soldiers-fighting-russia-2024-10-15/

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-updates-map-putin-north-korea-soldiers-b2629954.html

https://kyivindependent.com/thaad/

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