US-Japan-Korea speak out in unison, Germany warns Pyongyang "not to listen", Moscow says one thing straight

Many countries have expressed concern about the possibility of Russia deploying North Korean troops in Ukraine. Meanwhile, Russia has refused to discuss publicly the content of cooperation with North Korea.

Image of North Korean soldiers practicing. (Source: Japan Times)

On October 25, the White House said that national security advisers from the United States, South Korea and Japan expressed “deep concern” about the possibility of North Korea deploying forces to Russia.

US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters that the officials met in Washington and “expressed deep concern about the deployment of North Korean troops to Russia, with the potential for use on the battlefield against Ukraine.”

On the same day, Germany also warned that Russia's deployment of North Korean troops in Ukraine would be a "clear escalation."

“We call on the North Korean side not to contribute to this and to refrain from doing anything in this direction,” German Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Kathrin Deschauer told a news conference in Berlin.

In that context, also on October 25, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov stated that additional figures on mutual assistance between Moscow and Pyongyang beyond the bilateral agreement between the two countries are not a subject of public discussion.

“The figures on mutual assistance beyond what is written in it (the Russia-North Korea cooperation agreement) are not a subject of public discussion,” Mr. Ryabkov told a press conference.

Russian President Vladimir Putin made a two-day visit to Pyongyang in June, during which he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a comprehensive strategic partnership treaty. The pact includes a commitment by the two countries to provide military and other support to each other if either side is attacked.

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