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Mark Rutte, general secretary NATO, confirmed this Monday Deployment of North Korean military in the Kursk region of Russiain support of Russia’s military efforts, ensuring that it “significant escalation” participation Pyongyang in the war against Ukraine.

In a statement from Allied headquarters in Brussels after a meeting with the delegation South Korean intelligence NATO Political Leader noted sending North Korean troops to Russia, more precisely dand “military units stationed in the Kursk region.”

NATO confirms what we all already knew… that North Korea sent troops to Russia to take part in the fighting against Ukraine in the Kursk region. pic.twitter.com/2EmDmr6U5I

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This deployment is “significant escalation of North Korea’s participation in the illegal war with Russia”, noted, in addition to new violation of UN resolutions and the “dangerous expansion” of the Russian war.

In this sense, Rutte asked Russia and North Korea to immediately “stop” these actionsalthough he was unable to clarify the number of North Korean troops and whether there are any forces have already entered the battle against the Ukrainian army, who in the summer occupied areas of this Russian region in a sudden raid.

Delegation National Intelligence Service (NIS) of South Korea This Monday he informed members NATO and another similar meeting with the European Union is expected after Seoul warned about the deployment of North Korean military forces in Russia.

The mission was led by the Deputy Director of the Intelligence Bureau Hong Chang Won met with NATO allies and diplomats from Japan, Australia and New Zealand who were also invited to take part in the event.

(Europe Press)