Pentagon deputy spokeswoman Sabrina Singh warned that if North Korean soldiers are a party to the war in Ukraine, the United States will not impose any additional restrictions on Ukraine's use of American weapons against them.
– If we see North Korean troops entering the front line, they will become a party to the war. So that's the calculation he has to make North Korea. They send their soldiers to war, where we see Russian casualties and losses reaching over 500,000 soldiers at this point,” the deputy spokeswoman said. Pentagon Sabrina Singh during Monday's press briefing.
This is how she answered the question whether USA decide to introduce additional restrictions on the use of American weapons on the territory Russia.
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Singh said the estimated number of North Korean soldiers initially sent to training camps in eastern Russia is now around 10,000. Some of them started moving west towards… Ukraine.
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Possible Western response to Pyongyang's move
The US administration estimates that this contingent will probably support the Russians in the Kursk Oblast. However, despite information provided by the Ukrainian authorities that North Korean soldiers are already in the combat zone, neither Singh nor State Department spokesman Matthew Miller confirmed these reports.
However, they estimated that the number of troops sent by North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un may increase “as Vladimir Putin's desperation grows.”
Miller said that the US is in talks with Ukrainians and allies about how to respond to North Korea's move, but noted that he would not comment publicly on the content and effects of these talks.
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