The upper house of Russia's parliament today ratified the mutual defense treaty with North Korea, whose soldiers are, according to Kiev and Washington, about to join the Russians fighting Ukrainian forces.
This vote by the Federation Council, which takes place two weeks after that of the parliamentarians, raised no doubts and no senator voted “against”.
Concluded during a rare visit by Vladimir Putin to Pyongyang in June, this treaty provides, in particular, for reciprocal “immediate military aid” in the event of an attack on one of the two countries.
Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential elections also seems to be a promise that aid to Ukraine will end, with Ukrainians fearing that the Republican will force them to negotiate with Russia under very harsh conditions favorable to Moscow.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday night that 11,000 North Korean troops were already in Russia's Kursk region, where, since its surprise offensive in August, the Ukrainian army has occupied a few hundred kilometers.
Russia and North Korea have grown significantly closer since the invasion of Ukraine began.
Like Iran, North Korea is accused by Kiev and the West of supplying bombs and missiles to the Russian military.
On Tuesday, the North Koreans carried out a new test-firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile, showing their determination to continue their nuclear weapons development program.
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