US, S.Korea dey call make North witdraw im soldiers from Russia

Di US and South Korea defense chiefs talk on Wednesday October 30, 2024, say make North Korea witdraw im soldiers from Russia, wia Washington talk say about 10,000 of dem don dey deployed for possible action against Ukrainian forces.

Russia and North Korea don deepen dia political and military alliance as di Ukraine war don dey drag, but if dem send Pyongyang soldiers go fight against Kyiv forces, e go mean say dem don escalate mata wey don cause plenty international concern October 30.

Dis North Korean soldiers wey dey wear Russian uniform and dey blend wit units of ethnic minorities to try hide dem.

Dem expect say dem go enta combat against Ukrainian forces for November, na wetin Ukraine UN ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya talk.

“I dey call dem make dem carry dem soldiers comot from Russia,” US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin talk.

Him talk for Pentagon, as e dey follow wetin im South Korean counterpart Kim Yong-hyun talk, wey dey stand beside am.

Austin talk say United States go still dey work wit allies and partners to make Russia no use dis soldiers for fight.

But e get good chance say Moscow go still do am, according to di US defense secretary, wey talk say North Korean forces dey wear Russian uniform and carry Russian weapons.

Kim, wey dey talk through translator, say e believe say North Korean wey dey go Russia fit cause wahala wey go make security threat for Korean peninsula increase.

Dat na bicos e get high chance say Pyongyang go ask for technology transfer from Russia to help dem wit dem weapons program.

Dis including tactical nuclear weapons, intercontinental ballistic missiles and reconnaissance satellites for di exchange of di deployment of dem forces, e talk.

But e no announce say dem go change Seoul long time policy wey no allow am sell weapons for active conflict zones like Ukraine.

Na di stance wey dem don hold on despite di calls from Washington and Kyiv to reconsider.

For di current moment, nothing don determine, Kim talk wen dem ask am if dem get plans for South Korea to indirectly supply munitions to Ukraine.

Pentagon talk say di day before dem talk say small number of North Korean soldiers don already dey for Russia Kursk region, wia Ukrainian forces don dey carry out ground offensive since August.

Ukraine Kyslytsya talk for United Nations say di North Korean soldiers as plenty as 12,000 dey train for five grounds for eastern Russia and e get 500 officers and three generals.

Him talk say all dis na according to wetin dem get.

Russia President Vladimir Putin no deny say North Korean soldiers don come di country but e don also refuse to confirm am.

Moscow UN envoy Vassily Nebenzia on Wednesday talk say any claim say Pyongyang forces dey for front lines na just talk.

Di White House don talk say if Pyongyang forces fight against Ukraine, dem go become legitimate military targets, and Austin talk di same thing on Wednesday.

If North Korean soldiers de fight wit Russian soldiers for dis conflict and dey attack Ukrainian soldiers, Ukrainian soldiers get right to defend demselves, Austin talk.

“Dem go be co-belligerents, and you get every reason to believe say dem go dey killed and many go wound as di result of di battle” him add.

As him dey talk before UN Security Council, US envoy Robert Wood give even more clear warning, say if Pyongyang forces enta Ukraine to support Russia, dem go surely come back for body bags.

“I go advise Chairman Kim make him think well before him go engage for such reckless and dangerous behavior,” Wood add.

Pyongyang don deny say dem send troops go Russia, but im vice foreign minister talk say if such deployment happen, him go dey in line wit di global norms.

North Korea and Russia dey under UN sanctions Pyongyang for im nuclear weapons program, and Moscow for di Ukraine war.

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