The US, Japan and South Korea spoke out in unison, Germany warned Pyongyang "not to listen", Moscow said one thing directly

Many countries have expressed concern about the possibility of Russia deploying North Korean troops in Ukraine. Meanwhile, Russia has refused to publicly discuss the content of cooperation with North Korea.

Image of North Korean soldiers practicing. (Source: Japan Times)

The White House said on October 25 that national security advisers from the United States, South Korea and Japan expressed “deep concern” about North Korea’s ability to deploy forces to Russia.

US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters that the officials met in Washington and “expressed deep concern about North Korea’s deployment of troops to Russia, which could potentially be used on the battlefield against Ukraine.”

On the same day, Germany also warned that Russia's deployment of North Korean troops in Ukraine would be a "clear escalation".

“We call on the North Korean side not to contribute to this and to refrain from doing anything in this direction,” German Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Kathrin Deschauer said at a news conference in Berlin.

In that context, also on October 25, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov stated that additional figures on mutual assistance between Moscow and Pyongyang beyond the bilateral agreement between the two countries are not a subject of public discussion.

“The figures on mutual assistance beyond what is written in it (the Russia-North Korea cooperation agreement) are not a subject of public discussion,” Mr. Ryabkov said at a press conference.

Russian President Vladimir Putin made a two-day visit to Pyongyang in June, during which he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a comprehensive strategic partnership treaty. The pact includes a commitment by the two countries to provide military and other support to each other if either side is attacked.

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