Hostile act with consequences: EU's Borrell reacts to North Korea's deployment of troops to Ukraine war
Photo: European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell (Vitalii Nosach, RBBC-Ukraine)
The involvement of the DPRK military personnel in the war against Ukraine is a unilateral hostile act on the part of North Korea. It also demonstrates that Russia is not ready for a just and lasting peace, according to the European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell.
Sending soldiers to the DPRK is a serious violation of international law, including the most fundamental principles of the United Nations Charter. It demonstrates how Russia is spreading instability and escalation in the region and around the world.
“The European Union strongly condemns the deepening military cooperation and arms transfers between the DPRK and Russia, which flagrantly violate multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions. The EU urges the DPRK to stop providing support to Russia’s illegal war efforts,” Borrell added.
Russia, despite its statements about its readiness for negotiations, is not interested in a just peace and is therefore seeking any assistance for its war, including from the DPRK.
Borrell accused Russia of failing to fulfill its responsibilities as a permanent member of the Security Council by renouncing key obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, including the prevention of nuclear proliferation.
“The DPRK's ongoing support for Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine illustrates how closely linked European security is to that of the Indo-Pacific. The European Union will coordinate with international partners on the matter, including on responses,” the statement reads.
DPRK sending troops to war against Ukraine
Ukraine's Defense Intelligence released information that North Korea had already deployed about twelve thousand troops to Russia. According to the agency, some of them are in the area of hostilities in the Kursk region.
Meanwhile, the Financial Times said that Russian leader Vladimir Putin is relying on the North Korean military in an attempt to regain control of the Kursk region, which Ukrainian soldiers currently hold.
