00:00The Biden administration has said around 8,000 soldiers from North Korea are now in Kursk
00:07preparing to help Russia fight against Ukrainian troops. Moscow and Pyongyang have deepened
00:13military cooperation in recent months. Kiev has long accused North Korea of supplying
00:18Russia with weapons and ammunition. And earlier this year, both countries signed a mutual
00:23defense pact.
00:25Russia's actions with respect to the DPRK are not only dangerous, but they are antithetical
00:31to its responsibility as a permanent member of this UN Security Council. Russia's military
00:38cooperation with the DPRK violates multiple UN Security Council resolutions, which prohibit
00:43both procuring DPRK arms and providing military training.
00:48Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said that while North Korean troops have been deployed
00:53to Kursk, they have not yet taken part in any hostilities.
00:58North Korea's move to deepen its relationship with Russia has raised concerns around the
01:03world about how that may expand the war in Ukraine. There are also questions about what
01:08new military technologies North Korea might get from Russia in exchange for the deployment.
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