Politics Putin responds to question about North Koreans: "it's our business"
Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin has answered questions about the reports of thousands of North Korean soldiers in Russia evasively, but does not see this as a problem. Russia has ratified a treaty on a strategic partnership with North Korea, the president said at a press conference in Kazan. It contains a passage on mutual military assistance. "We have never doubted that the North Korean leadership takes our agreements seriously. What and how we will do within the framework of this article is our business," said Putin.
24.10.2024, 20:32
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Negotiations on the form of the article were still necessary, he said. It remained to be seen how this would develop. Putin responded to a question from a US journalist who referred to the satellite images of North Korean troop deployments. "The images are a serious matter. If there are images, then that means they reflect something," Putin said. He did not become any clearer.
There has recently been speculation as to whether Russia could deploy North Korean forces to support its war of aggression against Ukraine. The leadership in Kiev in particular therefore warned against further escalation.
Putin also said that the West had not only been providing Kiev with weapons and satellite information for a long time; Western states were also deploying trainers and officers in Ukraine to support the country's armed forces. According to Putin's reasoning, Russia would therefore also be entitled to call on help from other states.
