Sestry.eu | Kim's troops against Ukraine: can North Korea's involvement influence the course of the war?

October 23, 2024

North Korea entered the war against Ukraine on Russia's side. Kiev expects an appropriate response from its partners. According to President Volodymyr Zelenskyj, there is evidence that not only workers but also military personnel are heading to Russia from North Korea. EUROPEUM Associate Research Fellow Tereza Novotná commented on the situation for Sestry.eu.

It is clear that North Korean soldiers can be used as cannon fodder. In all likelihood, however, they will first have to be replaced by Russian troops, for example in Kursk - but in such a way that surplus Russian troops can be sent to Ukraine.

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Tereza Novotná
Senior Associate Research Fellow

Expertise: EU foreign policy, North and South Korea and NE Asia; European External Action Service, EU Delegations; transatlantic relations and trade; EU enlargement and EU institutions; Germany (foreign and domestic politics, particularly in the Eastern parts of Germany).

Sestry.eu | Kim's troops against Ukraine: can North Korea's involvement influence the course of the war?

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