{"id":848,"date":"2024-10-29T06:53:44","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T10:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=848"},"modified":"2024-10-29T06:53:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T10:53:44","slug":"us-trying-to-use-north-korean-troops-in-ukraine-as-excuse-to-get-directly-involved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=848","title":{"rendered":"<h2><b>US trying to use \u2018North Korean troops in Ukraine\u2019 as excuse to get directly involved<\/b><\/h2>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more-->By Drago Bosnic<br \/>\nVT<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><a class=\"td-modal-image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vtforeignpolicy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/C_Kim.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><picture class=\"entry-thumb\" title=\"C_Kim\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vtforeignpolicy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/C_Kim-696x434.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) 1392px, (min-resolution: 192dpi) 1392px, 696px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vtforeignpolicy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/C_Kim-696x434.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.vtforeignpolicy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/C_Kim.jpg 1392w\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"434\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-content_top  tdi_32 td_block_template_1\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>In recent weeks, the United States and its vassals and satellite states have been pushing the narrative that North Korea is allegedly \u201csending infantry to aid the Russian military\u201d due to its supposed \u201cmassive losses\u201d. Both the Kiev regime and South Korea (<a href=\"https:\/\/asiatimes.com\/2024\/10\/south-koreans-question-reports-of-northern-troops-in-russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">specifically its National Intelligence Service or NIS<\/a>) insisted they have information that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/infobrics.org\/post\/42544\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Pyongyang allegedly \u201csent around 12,000 soldiers to deploy in Ukraine\u201d<\/a>. Many outlets of the mainstream propaganda machine keep publishing all sorts of unsubstantiated reports, with claims ranging from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/north-korean-troops-deserting-ukraine-frontline-hours-after-arrival-report-1969726\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">North Korean troops that are supposedly \u201calready deserting\u201d<\/a>\u00a0and then\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/russia-north-korea-deserters-meat-assault-1972200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">being \u201cforced into penal units\u201d<\/a>\u00a0to elite\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/militarywatchmagazine.com\/article\/nkorean-special-forces-nightmare-ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">special forces that are a danger to the Neo-Nazi junta forces<\/a>. South Korean sources are even presenting\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/north-korea-troops-russia-ukraine-war-satellite-images-1971109\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">rather unclear satellite imagery as \u201cproof\u201d<\/a>\u00a0of the supposed \u201clarge-scale deployment of North Korean soldiers\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>There are other reports designed to fit into the political West\u2019s usual propaganda narrative, such as the claim that Russia supposedly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/ukraine-north-korea-russia-kursk-1971365\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">asked North Korea to \u201chelp drive Ukrainian forces out of Kursk [oblast\/region]\u201d<\/a>. The NYT insists that Pyongyang allegedly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/25\/world\/europe\/north-korean-troops-arrive-kursk-russia.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">sent 5000 soldiers to \u201chelp Moscow\u201d, quoting American and Kiev regime officials<\/a>\u00a0as their primary source. Expectedly, no other evidence was presented to corroborate such claims. However, this didn\u2019t stop the US from (ab)using these unsubstantiated reports\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/NewResistance\/32019?single\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">to \u201cdraw red lines regarding North Korean presence in Ukraine\u201d<\/a>. Namely, the House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner sent a letter to President Joe Biden, asking him to \u201cbrief the committee on Russia\u2019s use of North Koreans in Ukraine\u201d, insisting this should be considered a \u201cred line for the US\u201d. However,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HouseIntel\/status\/1849503740711064040\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">it seems he decided to up the ante<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf North Korean troops were to invade Ukraine\u2019s sovereign territory, the United States needs to seriously consider taking direct military action against the North Korean troops,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepMikeTurner\/status\/1849157626187194450\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Turner posted on X, adding<\/a>: \u201cI have long challenged the Biden-Harris Administration\u2019s unwise position on restricting Ukraine\u2019s use of US weapons against targets within Russian territory. If North Korean troops attack Ukraine from Russian territory, Ukraine should be permitted to use American weapons to respond.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It could be argued that Turner, a Republican, could certainly be trying to (ab)use the narrative for political purposes, although this still doesn\u2019t explain the need to go that far.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/infobrics.org\/post\/39087\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Only the most aggressive warmongers in the Washington DC oligarchy use such rhetoric<\/a>, particularly one concerning\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/infobrics.org\/post\/42254\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">long-range strikes deeper within Russia<\/a>. Worse yet, the troubled Biden administration also seems to be embracing this escalating rhetoric. White House National Security spokesman John Kirby claims that US intelligence services \u201cfound evidence that at least 3,000 North Korean soldiers arrived at Russia\u2019s Pacific port of Vladivostok earlier this month\u201d and that these troops then \u201ctraveled onward to multiple Russian military training sites in eastern Russia, where they are currently undergoing training\u201d. He also added\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2024\/10\/24\/reports-of-north-korea-training-in-russia-to-fight-in-ukraine-serious-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">that \u201cif they deploy to fight against Ukraine, they\u2019re fair game\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-content_inline  tdi_31 td_block_template_1\">\n<div id=\"v-vtforeignpolicy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Neither Turner nor Kirby specified what exactly the Pentagon would do (much less how), but if they were indeed suggesting direct military action, the only logical conclusion is that the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/infobrics.org\/post\/42353\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">warmongering oligarchy in Washington DC is more out of touch than previously thought<\/a>. Namely, if those North Korean troops are indeed deployed in Kursk oblast (region), any US\/NATO missile and\/or jet sent to attack them will be promptly shot down by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/infobrics.org\/post\/41838\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Russian fighter jets<\/a>\u00a0and\/or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/infobrics.org\/post\/41816\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">SAM (surface-to-air missile) systems<\/a>. It would be even worse if the US or some other NATO member tried launching long-range missiles at Russia, as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/infobrics.org\/post\/42323\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">this would prompt the Kremlin to respond directly by launching its own weapons<\/a>\u00a0(particularly hypersonic ones,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/infobrics.org\/post\/42532\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">which the political West lacks entirely due to growing technological inferiority<\/a>). Moscow already used these to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/infobrics.org\/post\/42261\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">neutralize thousands of NATO personnel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Russia also sent a very clear message\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/infobrics.org\/post\/41300\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">when NATO started flirting with the idea of the so-called no-fly zones over Western Ukraine<\/a>, launching hypersonic missiles at an area that was virtually on the Polish border. This meant that any NATO forces foolish enough to try and cross the border would get annihilated in minutes. Obviously, the Pentagon is perfectly aware of this, which raises the obvious question \u2013 why is the US suddenly making threats it cannot fulfill (at least without risking to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/infobrics.org\/post\/41914\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">blow up the world<\/a>)? Namely, days before US officials made these laughable threats,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/pentagon-pours-cold-water-zelenskys-claim-north-korean-troops-ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">the Pentagon refused to support the assertion that North Korean troops are fighting in Ukraine<\/a>, citing the lack of any conclusive evidence. On the other hand, even if Russia does have foreign troops within its sovereign territory, the US and\/or NATO are the last to have a say in this matter.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s much more apparent is that the political West (or should we say\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/infobrics.org\/post\/40400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">the Deep State that\u2019s also in bed with other warmongering oligarchies<\/a>, particularly the one in Brussels) is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/military\/have-we-ever-seen-time-when-4-major-global-wars-are-all-percolating-simultaneously\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">determined to escalate tensions in the entire world<\/a>\u00a0and perhaps even\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/infobrics.org\/post\/42376\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">ensure at least one war starts<\/a>, so the (most likely) upcoming Trump administration inherits one.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/infobrics.org\/post\/42291\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">If we assume that Donald Trump really doesn\u2019t want to start any new wars<\/a>\u00a0(and there\u2019s certainly some merit to that, as he refused to invade Venezuela during his first presidency),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/martin-armstrong-sees-trump-landslide-fears-desperate-deep-state-wants-war-martial-law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">then the war criminals in Washington DC have just over a week to start one<\/a>, anywhere in the world. Whether it\u2019s an escalation in Ukraine,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/atlantic-council-has-big-plans-war-between-us-and-iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">the Middle East<\/a>, Asia-Pacific or perhaps even at home, it doesn\u2019t really matter to these creatures (because calling them humans would be too much of a stretch), as long as there\u2019s more war, death and destruction.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtforeignpolicy.com\/2024\/10\/us-trying-to-use-north-korean-troops-in-ukraine-as-excuse-to-get-directly-involved\/\">https:\/\/www.vtforeignpolicy.com\/2024\/10\/us-trying-to-use-north-korean-troops-in-ukraine-as-excuse-to-get-directly-involved\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\">Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/infobrics.org\/post\/42597\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">InfoBrics<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=848"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/848\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}