Kremlin forms alliance to supply Putin with manpower for war against Ukraine - Office of President of Ukraine
Photo: Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to the head of the Presidential Office (Getty Images)
Russia has formed an alliance to receive weapons and manpower for the war against Ukraine. This alliance poses a new threat not only to Ukraine but also to Western countries, stated Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to the head of the Presidential Office
According to Podolyak, the abbreviation CRINK has started circulating among experts. It refers to a "strategic aggressive cartel" that includes Russia, Iran, and North Korea, and informally some other resource-rich countries.
"It (the cartel) is emerging as a new global threat to the West, similar to the Axis powers and the Warsaw Pact in the past. The war in Ukraine has exposed Russia’s military and industrial weaknesses, forcing its accomplices to provide substantial support," Podolyak wrote.
In his view, this has united an alliance that has moved from creating regional threats - Eastern Europe, the Middle East, the Pacific region - to attacking the global order.
"Once unimaginable, today such an attack is approaching through the exchange of missile, aviation, and submarine technologies within CRINK," Podolyak believes.
He also noted that while Ukraine is heroically holding back Russia, it lacks the resources to counter this alliance.
"The Western world, supposedly on our side, is stronger on paper in every aspect. But CRINK is faster and more cynical - faster in the escalation race and cynical in its deliberate destruction of international law and restrictive conventions," the advisor wrote.
The problem, according to him, is that the response is delayed and each time too weak, encouraging the opponents to take more radical actions. This includes the lack of reaction to the mass supply of Shahed drones from Iran, which pushed Russia to purchase Iranian ballistic missiles. Russia’s cooperation with North Korea is also unpunished, as North Koreans are selling missiles and millions of shells to Russia. Now, they are also supplying manpower to Putin.
"It’s obvious that Ukraine won’t see its allies open a 'second front.' But we can at least count on strengthening trade sanctions. Russia and Iran are heavily dependent on energy exports, and some other countries depend on their imports. It is possible to win this battle without firing a single shot. What are we waiting for?" Podolyak emphasized.
North Korean troops could be sent to Ukraine
Earlier this summer, Putin and Kim Jong Un signed a strategic partnership agreement. The Pentagon warned that North Korean troops could be used as "cannon fodder" in Ukraine. Reports indicate that more than 20 soldiers, including North Korean soldiers, were eliminated near Donetsk. Several thousand North Korean soldiers are being trained in Russia and could be sent to the front by the end of the year.
Yesterday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russia plans to involve North Korea in the war in Ukraine this winter.
