Written by Michael Thervil
Sputnik/Kristina Kormilitsyna/Kremlin via Reuters
When it comes to geopolitical alliances and the topic of international security interest, we at VEDA Communications have already predicted that North Korea and Russia would articulate their partnership in all facets of their societies on the international stage. Within our prediction, we stated that North Korea will always provide their weapon systems in exchange for agriculture and weapons technology as a way to barter with other countries. Just last week we saw this within the context of the Ukraine-Russia war. While most of the world appears to be in a state of shock concerning this situation, we and those who closely observe the pieces on the geo-political chessboard are not. And why should we be? While America and the Collective West have been backing their failing war in Ukraine with war funding; it’s only fair that Russia gives the green light for its allies, in this case North Korea to join the war in some kind of way.
Whether you like to admit it or not, wars cost money, and the old saying is “nothings free in this world except for Jesus”. It can be seen as advantageous for Russia to allow North Korea to enter the war as it gives them the chance to do the same thing that America has been doing since the start of the conflict; and that is testing their military tactics, logistic capabilities, and weapon systems against the Ukrainians. When allowed to do so, it will allow North Korea to be more efficient in the creation, modification, and deployment of their weapon systems and military personnel while taking some of the financial, military and general pressure off Russia. This is not to say that Russia is losing the war or happens to be in the need of North Korea's help in crushing Volodymyr Zelensky and whatever’s left of his military resistance in Ukraine.
However, it’s considered a smart move by Russia to allow the North Korean military to operate in Ukraine to some degree or another because it allows them to strengthen their relationship just in case America and the Collective West seeks to further escalate the war. From Russia’s perspective, this allows them to utilize the pressure taken off by North Korea and refocus it elsewhere within their country if they see a deficit whether it be militarily, socio-economically, industrially, or manufacturing wise.
According to a speculative report by South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, “it’s highly likely that six North Korean Officers were killed in a Ukrainian missile strike near Donetsk on October 3”. Despite this speculative claim by South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, we have to be fair and balanced unlike Fox News as a geopolitical news source. The reason for this is according to reports coming out of Moscow, Russia has not engaged in any joint operation with the North Korean military in any part of Ukraine. Whether this declaration by Russia is true or not, is not what we are after here. Instead, what’s more probable in this situation is that Russia may have entered an agreement with North Korea for it to deploy its weapons in the Ukraine-Russia conflict. The reason why we are holding this position is because of the strategic military importance that North Korea and Russia could benefit from deploying their weapon systems in Ukraine.
Such military deployments like this could allow North Korea to observe how their weapon systems perform in combat as well as forward North Korea the information and data needed to make “tweets” and the necessary technological advancements that will further increase the lethality of their weapon systems. Even more than that, if there was any chance of the North Korea military becoming involved in the conflict, it would enhance their military readiness for any future wars and conflicts. For western nations, the thought of North Korea being involved in any way in the Ukraine-Russia conflict is reprehensible.
The speculative reports made by Ukraine of 6 North Korean combat engineers being killed in Ukraine is murky at best as the counterclaim made by Russia is that 6 North Korean Combat Engineers were killed in Donetsk while a training demonstration was being conducted on “infantry assault and defense”. However, considering the ever-increasing multi-polar world, the likelihood of North Korea and any other nations military whom Russia considers to be a key ally which seeks to aid Russia in its quest to restore Ukraine as a buffer zone between Russia and NATO; could be seen as nothing short but a declaration of solidarity between the nations. Thus, inadvertently playing a part in the strengthening of nations that are diametrically opposed to the thoughts and actions of NATO and the Collective West.
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