South Korean delegation to visit Ukraine: Details
Photo: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (Getty Images)
A South Korean delegation will visit Ukraine this week. Seoul's representatives plan to share information about North Korean troops being sent to Russia, according to Yonhap News Agency.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol shared the plan during a telephone conversation with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Mark Rutte, who confirmed that North Korean troops had been deployed to Russia's Kursk region, on the front line to participate in the war in Ukraine.
“I hope that under Secretary General Rutte's leadership, NATO will redouble efforts to monitor and block illegal exchanges between Russia and North Korea in solidarity and coordination,” he said.
South Korean delegation's visit to Ukraine
Yoon Suk Yeol said that the South Korean delegation is going to hold a briefing for the EU's Political and Security Committee on Tuesday, and then visit Ukraine to meet with intelligence and defense officials to share information from the battlefield and discuss cooperation measures.
During his second phone call with Yoon in a week, Rutte said North Korean forces' involvement in the war in Ukraine is a top priority for NATO and expressed hope for continued discussions on countermeasures and information sharing related to the conflict.
Before speaking with Rutte, Yoon had a separate phone call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to share information on North Korea's troop movements and discuss cooperation with European Union members.
“It is a grave situation where the actual deployment of North Korean troops to the front lines in Ukraine could happen sooner than expected,” Yoon said.
North Korean troops' participation in Russia's war against Ukraine
Recently, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that 3,000 North Korean troops are already in Russia.
According to The Wall Street Journal, North Korea provided Russia with non-elite troops for the war in Ukraine. Although it was previously reported that North Korea had deployed its special forces to Russia. It is one of the most secretive in the world.
According to The New York Times, Russian and North Korean troops are probably preparing for an offensive in the Kursk region. It may begin soon.
