UK Prime Minister on participation of DPRK troops in war in Ukraine: Russian act of desperation

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said that the participation of North Korean troops on the side of Russia in the war against Ukraine, if confirmed, shows the Kremlin's "level of desperation". Source: Starmer at a press conference in Berlin on Friday, 18 October; Sky News on Twitter (X); reported by European Pravda Details: Starmer said he had "seen reports" of North Korean troops being deployed on the side of Russia but did not specify whether UK intelligence supported these reports.

Quote: "If this is true, then to me, it looks more like an act of desperation than anything else," he added.

The UK prime minister also referred to data indicating Russia's exhaustion - in particular, that the war is consuming 40% of its budget and last month saw the highest level of daily losses of Russian forces since the full-scale invasion.

Background:

• Kyrylo Budanov, Head of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, confirmed that approximately 11,000 North Korean infantry troops could be deployed in the war in November.
• The United States has previously stated that it is concerned about reports of the possible participation of the North Korean military in a Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine on the side of Russia.
• The Estonian Defence Forces Intelligence Centre believes that the participation of North Korean soldiers in Russia's war against Ukraine will not change the situation at the front.

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