What’s ACTUALLY Happening in North Korea

 Antony Blinken warns that Russia is preparing to deploy the troops into combat ‘in the coming days’

About 8,000 North Korean soldiers at Ukraine border, says US

Antony Blinken warns that Russia is preparing to deploy the troops into combat ‘in the coming days’

Andrew Roth in Washington

Thu 31 Oct 2024 19.24 GMT

About 8,000 North Korean soldiers are stationed in Russia on the border with Ukraine, the US secretary of state has said, warning that Moscow is preparing to deploy those troops into combat “in the coming days”.

Antony Blinken said the US believed that North Korea had sent 10,000 troops to Russia in total, deploying them first to training bases in the far east before sending the vast majority to the Kursk region on the border with Ukraine.

Blinken told a press conference that the North Korean troops had received Russian training in “artillery, UAVs [unmanned aerial vehicles], basic infantry operations, including trench clearing, indicating that they fully intend to use these forces in frontline operations”.

Its this kind of escalation that could lead to a wider war not only in Europe, but on the Korean peninsula. Think what will happen when the first North Korean soldiers are killed in Ukraine. Will Kim-Jong un respond with bombastic rhetoric or will he order a military response with an attack on South Korean and US forces. As for Europe, there will be foreign troops fighting there for the first time since the Second World. If those Korean troops accidentally cross into a NATO and country engage their forces that would be cause for real alarm.      

With tensions this high any mistake could be catastrophic  leading to unintended consequences.    

How much worse can relations between North and South Korea get?

North Korea's army says it is moving to permanently shut off and block the border with South Korea. It said it had informed the US military to prevent an accidental clash. But the announcement is seen as symbolic because links across the highly militarized border have already been shut down for years. However some analysts believe that the move is a sign of worsening prospects for re-unification, with Pyongyang also increasing its fortifications on the border.

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How significant is the launch, and what is Pyongyang's overall strategy?

North Korea has launched a spy satellite into space, something confirmed by the South Korean government, though Seoul says it is too early to determine whether the satellite is working in the way Pyongyang claims. This was the third attempt to put a satellite into orbit, after two failures earlier this year. According to South Korean intelligence analysts, Russia played a role, providing expert advice by helping analyze what went wrong with the first two launches.

 

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Are Russia and North Korea forming a new alliance?

 

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has pledged his full and unconditional support for Russia’s leader.

North Korea and Russia appear to be cementing their ties with a high-profile visit this week by Kim Jong Un.

He’s held talks with Vladimir Putin and discussed defence cooperation.

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No body wants to invade North Korea. They all want to flee expect for those at the top.

As for starting a war? That would be the end of Kim and his families dictatorship. 

 

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