“In exchange for the deployment of troops. South Korea suggests that North Korea may ask Russia for nuclear weapons technology October 30, 10:20 p.m. Share: Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un (Photo: Vladimir Smirnov/Pool via REUTERS) North Korea may “very likely” to ask Russia for advanced nuclear weapons technology in exchange for the deployment of its troops for war against Ukraine. He stated this”, — write on: ua.news
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un (Photo: Vladimir Smirnov/Pool via REUTERS)
North Korea can ““highly likely” to ask Russia for advanced nuclear weapons technology in exchange for the deployment of its troops for the war against Ukraine. This was stated by South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun at the Pentagon on Wednesday, October 30, CNN reports.
As noted in the material, Kim, speaking with the US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, said that the DPRK will probably ask the Russian Federation to transfer technologies related to tactical nuclear weapons, the improvement of North Korean intercontinental ballistic missiles, as well as reconnaissance satellites and nuclear submarines .
At the same time, Kim Yong Hyun does not believe that the deployment of North Korean troops to help Russia will increase “the possibility of a war on the Korean peninsula,” however, this could lead to “an escalation of security threats on the peninsula,” the report said.
The participation of North Korean troops in the war against Ukraine and the reaction of South Korea
Earlier, South Korean intelligence reported that the DPRK decided to send 12,000 soldiers, including a special-purpose unit, to the war against Ukraine.
On October 22, it became known that South Korea is considering the possibility of sending its troops to Ukraine after the DPRK sent troops to support the Russian Federation. It was reported that the South Korean government and military are “considering a plan to send an appropriate number of personnel, including intelligence officers specializing in North Korea and experts on enemy tactics” to Ukraine.
On October 24, South Korean Defense Minister Kim Eun-hyung said that North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un sent his army to fight against Ukraine as “cannon fodder”.
This week ((October 28 – November 3) a South Korean delegation will visit Ukraine to share information about the deployment of North Korean troops to Russia and to discuss cooperation between Seoul and Kyiv.
On October 28, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte confirmed the involvement of North Korean troops in the war against Ukraine and their redeployment to the Kursk region of the Russian Federation.
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According to the NYT, Ukrainian servicemen have already been warned that in the coming days they may face North Korean troops in the Kursk region.
On October 29, CNN, citing two Western intelligence sources, reported that a small group of North Korean troops was already in Ukraine. Officials expect that number to rise as North Korea’s military completes training in eastern Russia and moves toward the front lines.