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Ukraine decided to sever diplomatic relations with North Korea (Jewelry). The decision was taken hours after pro-separatist separatists Russia in eastern Ukraine admits North Korea recognizes the proclamation of the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Lugansk People’s Republic.
As reported by AFP on Thursday (14/7/2022), Ukraine’s foreign ministry in a statement condemned North Korea’s decision to recognize territory that Kiev described as territory “temporarily occupied by Russia”. In addition to North Korea, Syria also recognized the territory last month.
“In response, Ukraine announces that it will sever diplomatic relations with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,” a Ukrainian Foreign Ministry statement said.
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Russia no longer had allies in the world. According to him, Russia is only supported by countries that depend on Russia financially.
“Russia no longer has allies in the world, except the countries that depend on it financially and politically,” Dmytro Kuleba said, according to the statement.
Kuleba said Russia had asked North Korea to recognize the territory in a move that “spoke more of Moscow’s toxicity than Pyongyang’s”.
Earlier Wednesday, the separatist representative in Moscow released a photo on Telegram showing his envoy Olga Makeyeva receiving what she described as a letter of acknowledgment from North Korea’s ambassador, Sin Hong-chol.
There was no immediate comment from North Korea regarding the severance of diplomatic ties.
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