North Korean troops in Russia: consultations with Rudenko held in Beijing – tensions are growing: EADaily

On October 28, consultations were held in Beijing between the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Andrei Rudenko and the Special Representative of the PRC Government for Korean Peninsula Affairs, Liu Xiaoming. This was announced today, October 30, by the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Rudenko and Xiaoming “expressed great concern about the escalation of tensions in the sub-region, the reasons for which are the dangerous buildup of joint military operations with the United States and its allies, as well as the building of military alliances -political which will have a negative impact on him. security of other countries in Northeast Asia.”

“It was emphasized that the path to maintaining peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and eliminating the dangers of a major military conflict is due to Washington and its allies abandoning the course of conflict and their desire” impose a rules-based world. order,” bringing unrest in the spirit of the Cold War.” – noted in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.

It is noted that Moscow and Beijing will “continue close coordination and close interaction, including at the UN, to create a balanced system of indivisible security on the Korean peninsula and in the Northeast region of Asia.”

In this regard EADaily adding that US officials previously told CNN that Washington had asked China to intervene in the situation by sending North Korean troops to Russia and ensure the return of the DPRK troops to their locations for permanent deployment. According to them, the US President’s National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan also wants to force other countries to make a similar claim to Beijing.

“We have communicated with the PRC on this matter to make it clear that we are concerned about this and that they should be concerned about the destabilizing actions of two neighbors, Russia and North Korea,” – confirmed a spokesperson from the State Department Matthew Miller.

However, as CNN sources said, Washington is not “hopeful” that China will influence North Korea on this issue. The representative of NATO, in a conversation with the TV channel, recalled that Beijing is still helping Moscow in the conflict in Ukraine.

28 October NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte he said North Korean military units had been moved to the Kursk region, part of which Ukrainian troops had captured during a surprise summer offensive.

As reported EADailyRussia’s decision to send North Korean troops to bolster its forces has made Ukraine’s allies realize that they have few options to respond to this move without escalating the conflict. , Bloomberg said.

Let us remind you that the Ukrainian command warned the military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine located in the Kursk region about the participation of North Korean troops in nearby enemies. The New York Times reported on this.

According to the latest US estimate, North Korea has sent about 10,000 soldiers to Russia for training and combat. CNN sources believe that some North Korean weapons may already be on the territory of​​​​​​​​Ukraine.