Russia Ukraine War | South Korea calls for “immediate withdrawal” of North Korean troops in Russia

South Korea on Monday summoned the Russian ambassador in Seoul to denounce the decision of Pyongyang to send thousands of soldiers to support Moscow in his war in Ukraine and asked for his “immediate withdrawal.”

About 1,500 special forces soldiers North Korean are already in Russia to acclimatize and will be deployed soon to the front, the South Korean intelligence agency declared on Friday, which believes that they will be sent until 12,000 soldiers in total.

South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong-kyun expressed the “serious concerns” from Seoul regarding the recent shipment of troops North Korean a Russia and asked “immediate withdrawal” and “the cessation of cooperation in this area,” his ministry declared in a statement.

The deputy minister declared to the Russian ambassador in Corea of the On, George Zinoviev who supply weapons and troops a Russia on the part of Pyongyang “constitutes a significant threat to the security not only of Corea of the On but also for the international community.”

These actions, he warned, “violate many resolutions of the United Nations Security Council and the United Nations Charter”.

The ambassador Zinoviev He noted for his part that “cooperation between Russia y Corea of the Norte is carried out within the framework of international law and is not directed against the security interests of the Republic of Korea“, indicated the Russian embassy in a statement.

The I’LL TAKE which has not confirmed the deployment of the troops North Korean warned that this measure “would mark a significant escalation” in the conflict, said its boss, Mark Rutte in network X.

The relationships between Pyongyang y Seoul worsened in recent months and Corea of the Norte equipped with nuclear weapons, approached Russia an ally of the North Korean regime since its founding after the Second World War.

Corea of the South and United States They have been stating for some time that the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un send to Russia part of the weapons used in Ukraine.

The Russian president, Vladimir Putin made an unusual visit to Pyongyang in June, in which both countries signed a mutual defense treaty whose details are unknown.

This fueled rumors about new arms transfers, in violation of the sanctions adopted by the HIM contra Russia y Corea of the Norte.