It seems North Korea is on the verge of getting involved in the Russia-Ukraine war.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is reportedly resorting to North Korean dictator Kim Jonh Un for military assistance in his ambitious invasion of Ukraine.
The isolationist, communist state of North Korea continues its efforts to forge closer ties to Russia, with Russian state television this week revealing how dictator Kim Jong Un has offered the Kremlin as many as 100,000 “volunteers” to assist with the Russian President’s so-called “special military operation” in Ukraine.
The Communist state of North Korea became the third country to recognize the independence of the two separatist regions in Ukraine.
More details of this report from ‘The National Review’:
North Korea has offered Russia 100,000 “volunteers” to aid in the war against Ukraine, according to Russian state TV.
“There are reports that 100,000 North Korean volunteers are prepared to come and take part in the conflict,” talk show host Igor Korotchenko said on Russian Channel One, the New York Post reported.
The reports come as Russia’s military force is depleted after its unsuccessful attempt to take key parts of Ukraine, including the capital of Kyiv.
Some estimates put the number of Russian soldiers killed as high as 15,000 to 25,000. Accounting for over five months of the war, that puts Russia’s casualty count to about 100 soldiers a day.
Korotchenko also alluded to reports indicating Russia has invited North Korean “builders” to repair Russian-occupied Donbas.
Alexander Matsegora, the Russian ambassador to North Korea, said in an interview in July, “Korean builders who are highly qualified, hardworking and ready to work in the most difficult conditions, will be a very serious” part in building the destroyed infrastructure in Donbas.
Russia’s military force is reportedly depleting after unsuccessful attempts to take critical parts of Ukraine, including the capital of Kyiv, over the past six months since the start of the war.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is calling on Western countries to send more resources and weapons.
The new package would amount to a total of $63 billion in aid Biden has delivered to Ukraine since Russia began its invasion.
The package is expected to be announced as early as Monday, but Joe Biden had not yet signed the next weapons package.
Sources: 100percentfedup, The National Review