Pressure on North Korea “not strong enough” – Zelenskyy

Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Photo: ukrinform.ua

f North Korea is able to engage in Russia’s war against Ukraine, it means that the pressure exerted on the regime in Pyongyang is definitely not strong enough.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine spoke of this in a video address to the nation on Tuesday, Ukrinform reports.

“It is clear that Pyongyang, just like Moscow, does not count people and does not value human lives. But all of us in the world are equally interested in ending the war, not prolonging it. That is why we must stop Russia and its allies together. If North Korea can intervene in the war in Europe, then the pressure on this regime is definitely not strong enough,” he believes.

Separately, Zelenskyy noted that on Tuesday, he heard several reports from the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrskyi, on the latest battlefield developments and short-term scenarios.

“In particular, we have information that two units of military personnel from North Korea are being trained – potentially even two brigades of 6,000 people each. And this is a challenge. But we know how to respond to this challenge. And it is important that our partners do not shy away from this challenge as well. All partners,” Zelenskyy is convinced.

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