The South Korean president has warned that North Korea’s deployment of troops in Russia is a threat to international security.
During a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Yoon Suk Yeol condemned what he described as an “illegal” military alliance between Pyongyang and Moscow.
"This illegal military cooperation between Russia and North Korea is a significant security threat to the international community and could pose a serious risk to our national security," Yoon said.
In a phone call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Monday, Yoon's office shared information about North Korea's dispatch of troops to Russia, saying a deployment to Ukraine could take place faster than expected.
Yoon said South Korea hopes to seek "practical countermeasures" with the EU and member states and would redouble efforts to monitor and block "illegal exchanges" between Russia and North Korea.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Monday that he could confirm North Korean troops have been sent to Russia and deployed to the Kursk region.
"This illegal military cooperation between Russia and North Korea is a significant security threat to the international community and could pose a serious risk to our national security," Yoon said.
In a phone call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Monday, Yoon's office shared information about North Korea's dispatch of troops to Russia, saying a deployment to Ukraine could take place faster than expected.
Yoon said South Korea hopes to seek "practical countermeasures" with the EU and member states and would redouble efforts to monitor and block "illegal exchanges" between Russia and North Korea.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Monday that he could confirm North Korean troops have been sent to Russia and deployed to the Kursk region.
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