"North Korean troops have already entered the Ukraine war, and all but one have been killed." Worst situation? [Y Record]

■ Host: Park Seok-won Anchor
■ Starring: Min Jeong-hoon, Professor of American Research at the National Diplomatic Institute

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◇ Anchor> Amid reports that North Korean troops sent to Russia have already begun operations, attention is being paid to whether they have crossed the so-called last "red line."We even look into the news of the U.S. presidential election that is just around the corner With Min Jeong-hoon, professor of the American Research Department at the National Diplomatic Institute. Please come in. First of all, there is less than a week left before the U.S. presidential election, and I think we should first look at the news about the dispatch of North Korean troops. There are reports that they have already entered Ukraine, what is the situation now?

◆ Min Jeong-hoon> I think a serious situation continues to unfold. There was also a recent media report that 3,000 people are being trained with Russia, right? And finally, it was said that more than 10,000 people could be dispatched this year. U.S. media reported that some of the trained troops infiltrated Ukraine, and these comments came from Western authorities, causing a stir now. And since there is a possibility that North Korean soldiers who are trained in eastern Russia will move to Ukraine after training, the size of the North Korean troops sent to Ukraine could increase, so I think that if North Korean casualties are found and confirmed there, the impact will be very large.

◇Anchor> Aren't those activities already coming out? Ukraine aid groups have already had fighting on the 25th and there have been deaths. In addition, President Biden also said that if North Korean troops are entering a war, they should be considered targets of attack, right?

◆ Min Jeong-hoon> That's right. It hasn't been confirmed yet. As you said, the Ukrainian aid group already had a skirmish on the 25th, and there were North Korean soldiers killed. He said that all but one of the North Korean soldiers who participated in the battle were killed. We haven't officially confirmed this yet, so I think we should approach it carefully.In any case, the situation becomes serious because it shows such a situation in which the North Korean military actually participated in the battle, and President Biden said that if the North Korean military participated in the war in Ukraine, it could be a target of attack. This is where the situation is now expanding by attracting North Korea from the war against Ukraine and Russia. I'm concerned about that. As additional North Korean troops are sent and deployed in the future, how will the war unfold and will this affect the Russian-Ukraine war beyond Eastern Europe to the Korean Peninsula? Therefore, it is very tense because it can also affect the security of the Indo-Pacific region.

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