Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks at a press conference during the European Political Community Summit in Budapest, Hungary, November 7, 2024.
CNN | Published November 8, 2024
North Korean troops deployed to Russia’s Kursk region have fought Kyiv’s forces on the battlefield, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday, adding that the clashes resulted in fatalities.
Zelensky said 11,000 North Korean soldiers are in the region, where Ukraine’s three-month military incursion into Russian territory has stalled.
“Eleven thousand North Korean soldiers or soldiers of the North Korean army are currently present on the territory of the Russian Federation in the border with Ukraine on the north of our country in the Kursk region,” Zelensky told reporters at the European Political Community summit in Budapest, Hungary, on Thursday.
“Some of these troops have already taken part in hostilities against the Ukrainian military. Yes, there are already losses, this is a fact.”
He did not specify which side suffered the losses.
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SOURCE: www.cnn.com
RELATED: Zelensky says he is unaware of details of Trump plan to end Ukraine war
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky arrives for the European Political Community summit at Puskas Arena on Nov. 7, 2024 in Budapest, Hungary. (Janos Kummer/Getty Images)
Published November 8, 2024
During a news conference at the European Political Community summit in Budapest on Nov. 7, President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was unaware of any specific details regarding U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s plan for a swift end to the Ukraine war.
The president noted during the conference that he believed Trump wanted to end the war with Russia quickly, but that he had not discussed a plan with him. “If it’s just fast, it means losses for Ukraine. I just don’t yet understand how this could be in any other way. Maybe we do not know something, do not see,” he said.
Over the course of his campaign, Trump promised to end Russia’s war with Ukraine if elected, saying in September that he would negotiate a deal “that’s good for both sides.” Trump also said that he had not yet spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but “I think we’ll speak.”
The election victory of Donald Trump this week has intensified uncertainty around Ukraine’s war efforts at a critical time, as Russian forces make their fastest gains in months and North Korean troops are stationed in Russia’s Kursk region.
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SOURCE: www.kyivindependent.com
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