"Good tradition"
Putin received North Korea’s Foreign Minister Choe
Russian ruler Vladimir Putin met with North Korea's Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui on Monday. Choe has already been in Russia for a week and has promised the country support "until victory".
On Friday, the Foreign Minister had already met her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov (see video above), followed by a visit to Putin. A video shows the two of them shaking hands. Lavrov and foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov were also present at the meeting. Putin said that it was "a good tradition" to meet friends on public holidays. Russia celebrates People's Unity Day on November 4.
Joint military agreement
North Korea and Russia have had a joint military agreement since the summer. According to Western reports, around 10,000 North Korean troops have already been sent to the war against Ukraine. The two governments did not deny the reports.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized the West for its restrained reaction. According to him, 11,000 North Korean forces have already arrived in the Russian border region of Kursk. "We see an increase in North Koreans, but we don't see an increase in our partners' response. Unfortunately."
On Monday, the EU and South Korean governments issued a statement. They are calling for the withdrawal of North Korean troops from Ukraine and an end to military cooperation.
Selenskyj: Free our people
"Russia's aggression against Ukraine is an existential threat," wrote EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Platform X. South Korea's government has so far supplied Ukraine with equipment, for example to clear mines. Demands for weapons have been rejected.
According to observers, the Ukrainian army is currently suffering increasing losses of men and material on Russian territory. New Russian prisoners have been taken for a possible exchange, Selensky said. In addition, there is now a protection zone along the Russian-Ukrainian border. "This has helped a lot in freeing our people from Russian captivity."
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