The high representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security, Josep Borrellwarned this Saturday in Kyiv that the incorporation of North Korean soldiers into the Russian troops fighting against Ukraine It represents a “globalization of war” that will have consequences both in the region and in the Far East.
“Who would have imagined that North Korean troops would be fighting against Ukraine”Borrell said in a joint press conference with the Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Andri Sibigaheld in Kyiv.
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Borrell highlighted the need to increase diplomatic pressure on North Korea to prevent Pyongyang send more soldiers to fight with Russia and stated that his recent trip to South Korea to coordinate reactions with Seoul is a step in this direction.
“The security of South Korea depends on Ukraine and it is being defended here too“, he pointed out regarding the ramifications that the entry of Pyongyang in the war may have in the region Asia-Pacific.
The head of European diplomacy insisted that the Western partners of Ukraine must allow it to use its weapons to attack military targets located within the Russian Federationa demand for Kyiv which at the moment has not received the green light.
Borrell arrived this Saturday at Kyiv in what is his fifth visit to Ukraine since the beginning of the military invasion Russian, a trip that will also be his last step through Ukrainian lands before he leaves office in a few days.
