Will Russia's war against Ukraine go global? Enter the North Koreans

François PICARD | Rebecca GNIGNATI | Elena COLONNA | Samantha DE BENDERN | Hanna SHELEST | Robert Manning | Peter Han

Edité par France 24 - 2024

Seoul is certainly taking the threat seriously, having dispatched its defence minister to Washington amid reports of a South Korean delegation expected in Kyiv. Is this the moment where NATO lifts restrictions on the use of its weaponry by Ukraine? How far will this escalation go?

And what's in it for Pyongyang's regime? In recent months, it has severed mediation channels and destroyed roads across the demilitarized zone. Those garbage-filled balloons launched towards the South may seem comical from afar, but rising tensions are no laughing matter. Does Kim Jong Un actually want war? If so, why? And is the West prepared?

Note
  • Ukraine's president warns it could lead to "a world war." Is Volodymyr Zelensky overreacting by sounding the alarm over the deployment of North Korean soldiers to Russia? NATO believes the troops are destined for the Kursk region on the border with Ukraine, where the Kremlin's forces have struggled to push back a Ukrainian incursion.

Langue
anglais
Date de publication
30/10/2024
Collection
The Debate
Contributeurs
Samantha DE BENDERN Associate Fellow at Chatham House
Hanna SHELEST Director, Security Programmes, Ukrainian Prism
Robert Manning Distinguished Fellow, Global Foresight Hub and China program, Stimson Center
Peter Han Doctoral researcher, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Cambridge University

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