On October 28, consultations were held in Beijing between the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Andrei Rudenko, and the Special Representative of the Chinese Government for Korean Peninsula Affairs, Liu Xiaoming, reported today, October 30, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. .
Rudenko and Xiaoming “expressed serious concern about the escalation of tensions in the subregion, the reasons for which are the dangerous accumulation of joint military activity by the United States and its allies, as well as the construction of political-military alliances to the detriment of the security of other countries in Northeast Asia.
“It was emphasized that the path to maintaining peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and eliminating the risks of a large-scale armed conflict involves Washington and its allies abandoning the course of block confrontation and the desire to impose a “world based on rules.” order”, provoking a confrontation in the spirit of the Cold War”, – indicated in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.
It is noted that Moscow and Beijing “will continue close coordination and interaction, including at the UN, in the interest of creating a just system of indivisible security on the Korean Peninsula and in the Northeast Asian region.”
In this regard EADaily He adds that US officials previously told CNN that Washington asked China to intervene in the situation by sending North Korean troops to Russia and ensure that the DPRK returns its soldiers to their permanent deployment locations. According to them, the national security advisor to the president of the United States Jake Sullivan He was also instructed to convince other countries to make a similar appeal to Beijing.
“We have communicated with the People’s Republic of China on this issue to make clear that we are concerned and that they should be concerned about the destabilizing actions of two neighbors, Russia and North Korea.” This was confirmed by State Department spokesman Matthew Miller.
However, as CNN sources noted, Washington is “not optimistic” that China will influence North Korea on this issue. The NATO representative, in conversation with the television channel, recalled that Beijing still helps Moscow in the conflict in Ukraine.
October 28 Secretary General of NATO Marcos Rutte He said North Korean military units had been transferred to the Kursk region, part of which Ukrainian troops captured during a surprise summer offensive.
As reported EADailyRussia’s decision to send North Korean troops to strengthen its forces has made Ukraine’s allies realize that they have few options to respond to this move without further escalating the conflict, Bloomberg reported.
Recall that the Ukrainian command warned the servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine located in the Kursk region about the imminent participation of North Korean soldiers in hostilities. The New York Times wrote about this.
According to the latest US estimates, North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia for training and combat. CNN sources believe that it is possible that part of the North Korean army is already on the territory of Ukraine.
