Putin questions North Korean troops in Russia: ‘Our cause’

President Putin does not deny the presence of North Korean troops in Russia. So far, the Kremlin has dismissed these reports as fake news. But when the Russian president was asked about it at the BRICS summit in Kazan, he gave an evasive answer. Military cooperation with North Korea is “our business,” he said.

Ukraine says there are 12,000 North Korean troops in Russia now. It is said that the first troops have already been deployed in the Kursk region, where Ukraine occupies an area. This information, which cannot be verified, was published by the military intelligence of Ukraine.

At the international meeting in his home country, Putin was asked a question by a journalist about previous reports from the US and South Korea that 3,000 North Korean soldiers are active in Russia. It was mentioned the satellite images which confirms this according to South Korean intelligence services.

“Photography is a serious issue,” state news agency Rai Novosti told the Russian leader. Putin did not say whether the claim was true. However, he repeatedly accused NATO that officials and advisers from the alliance were active in Ukraine. He also claimed that the West is attacking the war that Putin started by attacking the neighboring country., increased.

This is how Putin answers journalists:

Due to heavy Western sanctions on Moscow, Russia has strengthened ties with Iran, China and North Korea. It has entered into a military alliance with the regime in Pyongyang. In this context, North Korea is said to have supplied Russia with ballistic missiles and millions of artillery shells, although both countries deny this.

The North Korean regime, one of the most brutal in the world, says it is ridiculous that troops have been sent to Russia. Putin previously said that Russia did not ask “anyone” and that it was not “necessary”, according to Russian state media.

This time Putin emphasizes that “what we do in terms of Article 4 of our cooperation is our business.” This agreement between Pyongyang and Moscow is roughly the same as Article 5 of NATO. force any country, the other country will come to its aid “in any way necessary and without delay.”

The Ukrainian attack on the Kursk border region appears to be being used by Russia to legitimize the deployment of North Korean troops. The lion’s share of these troops are currently being trained in Russia, according to the US, Ukraine and South Korea.

First, Ukraine was able to make a long advance when it invaded Russia’s border region in August. At the height of the incredible offensive, people lived in an area the size of the American city of Los Angeles. But recently, the Ukrainian army has been losing ground.

It is reported that over 40 percent of the area has now been reclaimed by Russia. At the same time, the Russian army is gradually advancing in the eastern part of Ukraine, although the front is likely to come to a virtual standstill soon. There will still be plenty of shelter in the autumn and winter, but there is unlikely to be any major shifts.