The war in Ukraine increasingly resembles a theater of remote confrontation. While, according to Washington and Seoul, 3,000 North Korean soldiers are training before being sent to Ukraine, Seoul is talking about a possible delivery of weapons to Ukraine. And this, against a backdrop of deterioration in inter-Korean relations. What concrete consequences can this escalation have for a Korean peninsula still officially at war?
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Missiles and soldiers on one side, break with a peaceful doctrine on the export of arms on the other: the war in Ukraine is unleashing passions between Seoul and Pyongyang.
“ The reason why this causes so much reaction South Korea this is because there is the feeling that the more North Korea gives to Russia, the more Russia owes a debt to North Koreaand the more this can result in the transfer of sensitive military technologies “, explains Jenny Town, director of 38 North, an observation center on North Korea, at the microphone of Nicolas Roccainternational service.
Isolated and riddled with sanctionsPyongyang has built an impressive military arsenal that can improve under the leadership of Moscow. “ Russia has advanced missile systems, the largest nuclear arsenal on the planet and can certainly do a lot to help North Korea technologically. “.
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On the other hand, Jenny Town doubts Moscow’s reaction if the war spreads to the Korean peninsula. “ It is certain now that the North Koreans are more than ready to help Russia with whatever it needs. But will Russia do the same thing in the opposite case? »
THE mutual defense pact between North Korea and Russiaratified by the Russian assembly this Thursday, October 24, specifies that the allies owe each other “ immediate military aid in the event of aggression ”, without specifying its nature.
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