I do think Russia is sending the majority of DPRK troops to Kursk for a specific reason. Since it’s technically Russian territory, Moscow can legally claim that North Korean troops are there for “counter-terrorism” purposes and therefore aren’t violating certain red lines.

"A youth society for studying the ideas of Juche, the state ideology of North Korea, was created in Khabarovsk at School No. 80." svoboda.org/a/v-shkole-hab…

North Korea expert Benjamin Young told RFE/RL that Russia owes a lot to Pyongyang and has much to give in exchange for military aid. "The North Koreans can now use the Russian angle to gain high-level missile and space technology and expertise" rferl.org/a/russia-north…

Finally, we are not in this weird pretend land anymore where North Korea doesn’t have nukes.

🚨 North Korea's troop deployment to aid Russia in Ukraine is stirring up history. Back in 1965, Kim Il Sung sent fighter pilots to North Vietnam, pushing back against "Western imperialism." Read more: bit.ly/3A9YmXU #Ukraine #NorthKorea #Vietnam

I seriously doubt this is real…

This seems more real…

An interesting video of possible DPRK soldiers visiting Moscow.

Important disclaimer from a former North Korean.

Good lord, he is not North Korean. He is speaking Chinese. So much disinformation out there on the North Korean presence in Ukraine.

Wow.

The troops North Korea sent to fight Moscow's war are "operating within a highly corrupt and undisciplined Russian military system," says RAND's Benjamin Young. They won't be used to "the lack of discipline and regimentation among Russian conscripts." rferl.org/a/ukraine-russ…

Video of an interview I did earlier this week with Radio Free Asia about how I think the Trump administration could and should handle the North Korea situation. And why I’m optimistic about Trump as a status quo changer when it comes to NK. youtube.com/watch?v=o84_5J…

The North Koreans sent to fight for Russia have been dismissed as second-rate soldiers. But defectors who once served in the same military warn that the troops would do anything for Kim Jong Un. 🔗 on.wsj.com/3OcbRJX

Yet to see any authentic pictures of North Koreans killed or captured in Kursk region on Ukrainian milblogger channels, while major battles are reportedly going on with big casualties on the Russian side. North Koreans are not being mentioned at all really, unlike in major

“…according to people familiar with assessments made by some Group of 20 nations.” What does that even mean? fortune.com/2024/11/17/nor…