The Ministry of Defence has confirmed awareness of South Korean reports that an additional 3,000 North Korean troops have been deployed to support Russian forces in Kursk, amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.
The information came in response to a written question from Lord Alton of Liverpool, who asked what measures the UK government had taken in light of the alleged deployments.
Responding on 17 April 2025, Defence Minister Lord Coaker stated that the Ministry of Defence is monitoring the reports, which originate from South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff.
He reiterated the UK government’s position on cooperation between Russia and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), saying such activity is “in violation of multiple UN Security Council resolutions” and “prolongs the suffering of the Ukrainian people and threatens global security, including those in the Republic of Korea and the UK.”
Lord Coaker concluded that the UK remains “committed to providing the support Ukraine requires to secure a just and lasting peace.”
The Foreign Secretary has previously condemned Russia–DPRK cooperation, highlighting it as a sign of desperation by both nations and a growing threat to international stability.
Russian, Chinese and North Korean’s verse’s Ukraine
But lets keep sitting on the fence and do sweet FA except nice speeches of …”We support you ”
Within minutes of the ceasefire meant to come into effect they bombed Ukrainian villages and cities!
Too much copium there I think.
NATO could never beat Russia in 2022, if it had any inkling that it could then they would have been in for the past three years
We couldn’t win in 1988 without nukes and even then was just to cease hostilities. Now they are ten percent of what they were with no more than three days fighting stocks.
China is supplying both sides with stuff but no direct military trade.
North Korea and Iran are swapping kit with Russia and NK troops have trained in Russia for 80 years. But none are at the front. Some will be in Kursk to learn and there was reports of special forces snipers and artillery trainers for the 170mm howitzer but that is part of their mutual defense agreement.
Trade wise Iran has gotten the most but nk is making shells by the million to supplement russias 4.2m annual production.
Russia uses 40-100,000 shells per day. While Ukraine can manage 2-7,000 which is what we faced in the 80s when we were told to expect up to a million soviet shells a day for up to a month. While we had two weeks worth at least than 100k per day without the reforger ships.
NATO cannot put 100,000 men into the field or 400 tanks without a six month lead time.
Germany and UK cannot deploy 10,000 men because they have no men and no equipment. My brother is one of them.
There’s a reason the Lithuanian deployment has been halved.
Meanwhile the US is more concerned with the Moroccan exercise in may than it is Ukraine.
Not our war not our problem. This was all about turning Ukraine into an African dictatorship to steal it’s gas – another EU European colony.
88% of the western public do not care about Ukraine at all. Correctly they see it as Russia’s problem.
But this goes back 500 years with polish efforts to steal chunks of Russia long before the four EU invasions.
It is very obvious now that NATO in 2022 could have wiped the floor with Russia but we believed their propaganda. Now Ukraine has shown what a paper tiger Putin’s Russia is we should move. The problem is solely one of Russian agents in the White House and Budapest. Putting that right will take years, particularly as the Russian 5th column here is growing, building on the Russian plot of Leave. Your nonsense about ‘EU colony’ just confirms you as a Russian agent. Are you FSB or Reform?
Spot on. Close the skies over Ukraine and arm them to the teeth.
Don’t forget Iranian full support….
After the lies of Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and Libya, are you really believing their BS for a 5th time???
Kursk is Russia which means if they were actually there that’s part of their defense pact.
But the north Korean stories are just desperation because Europe cannot admit that they have zero capabilities to defeat Russia even with the US.
So NATO is losing against enemies and problems it created for itself.
No sympathy and we deserve all we get. The UK should have left NATO decades ago and joined the brics to get closer to Russia and revive our failed economy after decades as an EU colony.
Annnnd wait for it,que the hoards of “I told you SO’s”. …back to the hole🕳️🙃👋
Those 3000 sandbags are urgently required by Putins facist rapist squads!
So far Korean troops seem to have only been confirmed operating in Russias Kursk region. If they are confirmed in Ukraine that should be a red line of our own, poo tin has had plenty, we need to have one too. Asian troops invading a European country is a line that if crossed results in the gloves coming off and Europe stepping up to actively defend Europe (the United States of Facism can sit it out in their self created hell hole if that’s what they wish) .
Come on NATO – wake up!