Ukraine urges allies to stop ‘watching’ and act before North Korean troops reach front

EURO NEWS | Published November 3, 2024

On Thursday, the Biden administration said that around 8,000 North Korean soldiers are now in Russia’s Kursk region near the border with Ukraine and are preparing to support Russian forces in the coming days.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged Ukraine’s allies to stop “watching” and take steps before North Korean troops deployed in Russia reach the frontline.

Zelenskyy raised the prospect of a pre-emptive strike on camps where the North Korean troops are being trained and said Kyiv knows their location.

But he said Ukraine can’t do it without permission from allies to use Western-made long-range weapons to hit targets deep inside Russia.

“But instead America is watching, Britain is watching, Germany is watching. Everyone is just waiting for the North Korean military to start attacking Ukrainians as well,” Zelenskyy said in a post on the Telegram messaging app.

On Thursday, the Biden administration said that around 8,000 North Korean soldiers are now in Russia’s Kursk region near the border with Ukraine and are preparing to support Russian forces in the coming days.

On Saturday, Ukraine’s military intelligence

 

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Published November 3, 2024

Amid concerns about North Korea joining Russia’s war against Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged its allies to stop watching and take necessary steps before the troops reach the front.

Raising the prospect of a preemptive strike on camps where the North Korean troops are trained, Ukraine’s president said that Kyiv knows their location.

Zelenskyy also expressed his helplessness as he cannot strike deep into Russia without permission from allies to use Western-made long-range weapons.

In a post on Telegram, Zelenskyy said, “America is watching, Britain is watching, Germany is watching. Everyone is just waiting for the North Korean military to start attacking Ukrainians as well.”

 

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SOURCE: www.theweek.in

 

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