KYIV, Ukraine—Japan’s foreign minister arrived in Kyiv on Saturday to discuss North Korea’s deepening military alliance with Russia, including the deployment of thousands of troops to support Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, left, and Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andriiy Sybiha talk during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024.
According to US, South Korean and Ukrainian intelligence assessments, up to 12,000 North Korean troops have been sent to Russia as part of a major defense treaty between the countries. Last week, Ukrainian officials said Ukraine and North Korean troops engaged in small-scale fighting while Ukraine’s army fired artillery at North Korean soldiers in Russia’s Kursk border region, where Ukraine launched a surprise push on August 6.
“Only strong and systematic support for Ukraine can stop Russia and bring a comprehensive, just and sustainable peace.” New focus has been placed on potential future negotiations following Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election on November 5. “I don’t think Putin wants peace at all. But that does not mean that he doesn’t want to sit down with world leaders,” Zelenskyy said Saturday.
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