Following the statements made by Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, confirmation has also come from Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. North Korean troops have indeed been deployed in Russia.
According to North Korea’s official news agency, KCNA, Korean troops were sent to Russia under the framework of the strategic partnership agreement signed between the two countries, which includes mutual assistance in the event of an attack.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un emphasized that Pyongyang’s military deployment fully complies with Article 51 of the United Nations Charter, which guarantees the right of self-defense to UN member states.
According to available reports, North Korean troops were deployed in the Kursk region of Russia, where they cooperated with Russian forces to repel the Ukrainian incursion into the area.
The Central Military Commission of North Korea declared that the presence of its troops on Russian soil is fully consistent with international law, portraying the deployment as “a model of defensive cooperation between allies.”
