Putin Signs Law on Ratification of Russia-North Korea Treaty
On Saturday, Russian leader Vladimir Putin signed a law ratifying the agreement on a “comprehensive strategic partnership between Russia and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea”.
Source: Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency Interfax
Details: The treaty was signed in June 2024 during Putin’s visit to North Korea and approved by the Federal Assembly [the upper house of the Russian parliament] a few days ago.
In addition, the parties committed themselves to strengthening the “multipolar world order” and developing cross-border cooperation.
The agreement stipulates that in case of an armed attack on one of the parties, the other is committed to providing immediate military and other support. Both parties also agreed to avoid entering agreements with third countries that target one another and to prevent their territories from being used to compromise each other’s sovereignty.
- On 5 November, reports indicated that the first military clash between Ukrainian soldiers and North Korean troops had taken place in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, where Ukrainian forces were conducting an operation.
- Earlier, the Pentagon confirmed that North Korean troops who had arrived in Russia for training had begun to move towards Kursk Oblast, with some of them already present there. The latest US estimate is that North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia for training and combat operations against Ukraine.
- CNN sources believe that some of the North Korean military may already be in Ukraine.
- Ukrainian intelligence suggested that Russia had deployed over 7,000 North Korean troops to areas near Ukraine in the last week of October.
