Who would have ever thought despite continued threats...

Editor's note: ...of war between South Korea and North Korea for over 70 years the North Koreans would achieve combat experience outside of their country? They do now after shooting up Ukrainian soldiers in Kursk. What this means is that Russia and North Korea have cemented the Russia-DPRK alliance, complicating Western efforts to isolate Moscow." The idea of any attack on North Korea can now be seen as an attack on Russia. It is not known exactly the number of North Korean soldiers deployed to the Kursk region noting that North Korea is building a monument to honor those soldiers killed in Kursk. If war escalates in Ukraine and the west sends NATO into Ukraine they could potentially face 100,000 North Korean soldiers many now with combat experience. NATO and the EU will not be mourned when they collapse as the Russians and the North Koreans "fight shoulder-to-soldier defending the motherland." Understand there are reports of British, American, Australian and New Zealand "mercenaries" who signed a contract with the Russian military to fight against Ukraine.
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Putin thanks North Korean soldiers

Russian forces have found brothers in arms in troops deployed by Pyongyang to repel Ukraine’s incursion, according to a presidential message

April 18, 2025 | By RT

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday expressed gratitude to North Korean soldiers and the country's leader, Kim Jong-un, for the role they played in repelling a Ukrainian incursion.

The Russian military reported last week the full liberation of border areas of Kursk Region, which Kiev seized last August, acknowledging for the first time that North Korean troops had participated in the operation.

"North Korean friends acted in the spirit of solidarity, justice and true camaraderie," Putin said in a statement. Pyongyang's mission was launched in connection with a bilateral treaty signed last June, which includes mutual defense clauses.

"We appreciate the heroism, high level of specialized training and bravery of North Korean warriors, who defended our Homeland as their own, standing shoulder to shoulder with Russian fighters," the message added. "They followed their duty with honor and valor and have covered themselves in timeless glory."

Putin pledged that North Korean soldiers who lost their lives in the mission will be honored "on par with their Russian brothers in arms."

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Pyongyang commented on the deployment in Russia earlier in the day, describing the Ukrainian troops in Kursk Region as "neo-Nazi" forces and saying it had helped frustrate an "adventurous political and military attempt of the Western forces and the Ukrainian authorities" to turn the tide in the broader Ukraine conflict.

Ukrainian officials claimed that the incursion was meant to distract Moscow's forces from other parts of the frontline and give Kiev leverage in eventual peace talks in the form of captured Russian territory. The Kremlin views it as a provocation and an attempt to further escalate hostilities.

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It is absolutely certain the Ukrainians with their western backers (mostly the chaos-creating British) will not honor or respect this cease fire:

Putin announces 72-hour Victory Day ceasefire

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