South Korea's Yoon, Poland's Duda condemn N.Korea troop dispatch to Russia

24/10/2024 16:46

        South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Polish President Andrzej Duda on Thursday condemned North Korea's dispatch of troops to Russia for its war against Ukraine as a global security threat, Yoon's office said.
        
        The two leaders held a summit and agreed to push to finalise a new contract to export South Korean K2 tanks to Poland by the end of the year, Yoon told a joint news conference with Duda.
        
        "We agreed that North Korea's dispatch of troops to Russia is a direct violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions and the U.N. Charter and is a provocation that goes beyond the Korean Peninsula and Europe to threaten global security," Yoon said.
        
        North Korea has sent 3,000 troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine, South Korean lawmakers said on Wednesday after being briefed by the national intelligence agency, an estimate that is twice the previous figure.
        
        Washington also said it had seen evidence of North Korea's dispatch of 3,000 troops to Russia for possible deployment in Ukraine and it would be "very serious" if the North Koreans are preparing to fight Ukraine with Russia.