According to a Yonhap News correspondent, Russian media outlet Moskovsky Komsomolets reported on the 19th that Russian President Putin and North Korean State Secretary Kim Jung Eun
Shortly after the chairman signed the treaty, questions grew over whether North Korea would send troops to the "special military operations" area in Ukraine, the report said.
Military expert and Hero of Russia recipient Rustem Krupov told the media, "We still have no plans to send troops to North Korea.
"It's impossible," he said, "There's no need to hope that North Korean troops will suddenly become part of the front line." He added, "There are many issues with North Korea sending troops to Ukraine," including language, weapons, and other issues.
As examples of differences, he cited differences in military training and support systems, and military school education and training. Krupov said, "To solve these problems, we need to conduct at least a few joint training exercises, like we did with China.
"We must not expect North Korean troops to be of any use to Russia by sending them to Ukraine," he said. "Maybe they (North Korean troops) don't even understand what's going to happen there.
"This is because North Korea has no experience of war," he said, emphasizing, "There is a difference between learning war techniques and methods from books or at military academies and gaining actual combat experience."
Regarding President Putin's announcement that he would cooperate with North Korea in the military field, Krupov said that military cooperation includes not only military support but also participation in hostilities, saying, "This time,
"Under the agreement, North Korea is obligated to provide us with equipment and weapons as our partner," he said.
2024/06/21 13:36 KST
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