The United Nations (UN) has said that the involvement of North Korean Troops in the ongoing Russian war with Ukraine could escalate things very quickly.
In a statement on Sunday, released by the Secretary-General through his spokesman Stéphane Dujarric, the UN condemned the deployment of the troops to Russia and sued for peace between the warring countries.
The statement read, “The Secretary-General is very concerned about reports of troops from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea being sent to the Russian Federation, including their possible deployment to the conflict zone. This would represent a very dangerous escalation of the war in Ukraine.
“Everything must be done to avoid any internationalization of this conflict.
“The Secretary-General reiterates his support for all meaningful efforts towards a just, lasting and comprehensive peace in Ukraine, in line with the UN Charter, international law and resolutions of the General Assembly.” the UN said.
Information about the preparation of two units, possibly up to 12,000 North Korean troops, to take part in the war alongside Russian forces, had been the major news on the ongoing war as Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky called on allies to take action in response.
“This is a challenge, but we know how to respond to this challenge. It is important that partners do not hide from this challenge as well,” Mr Zelensky said.
According to him, Neither North Korea nor Russia, took any account of the number of dead in a conflict.
“But all of us in the world have an equal interest in ending the war, not in prolonging it. We must therefore stop Russia and its accomplices,” he said.
“If North Korea can intervene in a war in Europe, then the pressure on this regime is definitely insufficient.”
British Defence Secretary John Healey said last Tuesday that it was “highly likely” that North Korea had begun sending hundreds of troops to help Russia in the war.
UN Warns North Korean Involvement Can Worsen Russia-Ukraine War is first published on The Whistler Newspaper