November 3, 2024, 3:02 pm
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The war in Ukraine has long been shaped by foreign support and intervention and supplies and funding from their allies has been a major source of Ukrainian endurance.
But Russia has always had partners as well, and it looks like it may be North Korea, that is the first to take the step of sending large numbers of troops to support the war effort.
In this episode I explore the reports around this claimed North Korean deployment, put it into the context of ongoing Russian offensives and the ongoing American election, and try to turn the focus to the DPRK’s less discussed but perhaps more decisive commitment… millions and millions of shells.
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Reading and Sourcing (to be expanded, partial due to late release):
Reporting on DPRK shell supplies to Russia
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Ukraine-war/North-Korea-sends-more-than-9m-artillery-shells-to-Russia-South-says
https://www.csis.org/analysis/crossing-rubicon-dprk-sends-troops-russia
Guseinova, Olena – North Korea’s cooperation with Russia amid the war against Ukraine
https://shop.freiheit.org/#!/Publikation/1807
https://kyivindependent.com/half-of-russias-shells-used-in-ukraine-supplied-by-north-korea-the-times-reports/
Russian defence budget increase
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-hikes-national-defence-spending-by-23-2025-2024-09-30/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/30/russias-defence-spending-to-rise-by-25-next-year-the-highest-since-the-cold-war
Sample reporting on DPRK troops in Russia
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-says-8000-north-korean-troops-russias-kursk-2024-10-31/
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-names-generals-with-north-korean-troops-russia-2024-10-31/
https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-north-korea-troops-russia-ukraine-9ee96dc1d4f07ac0813c698e6873f96b
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/31/ukraine-prepares-to-fight-north-korean-troops-in-kursk-as-war-escalates
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/24/putin-does-not-deny-north-korea-has-sent-soldiers-to-russia
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/24/world/europe/putin-north-korean-troops-russia.html
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/29/north-korean-troops-in-russia-how-will-it-impact-the-ukraine-war
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/29/russia-north-korean-troops-ukraine-war
https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_international/1164178.html
https://www.csis.org/analysis/north-korean-troops-deploy-russia-whats-military-effect
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/10/ukraine-missiles-intelligence-putin/680387/
https://apnews.com/article/russia-north-korea-nato-ukraine-war-9b7357344d988ea32d8ca21f6e22dcc5
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/nato-chief-says-he-can-confirm-north-korean-troops-are-russias-kursk-2024-10-28/
Interfax – Chemezov on the Russian arms sector under high interest rate conditions
https://www.militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=1&nid=629885&lang=RU
US announces PDA drawdown
https://www.state.gov/united-states-announces-5-55-billion-new-military-assistance-for-ukraine/#:~:text=Today%2C%20as%20part%20of%20the,military%20assistance%20to%20Ukraine%20under
Norway providing more air defence assistance for Ukraine
https://www.regjeringen.no/en/aktuelt/norway-providing-support-for-more-air-defence-to-ukraine/id3066713/
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyv737vy376o
ROK to send monitoring team to Ukraine
South Korea plans to send monitoring team to Ukraine amid North Korean troop presence
Reporting on Rate of Russian territorial advance in Ukraine
https://kyivindependent.com/russia-seizes-more-territory-over-past-week-than-at-any-time-in-2024-during-same-period-bloomberg-reports/
https://kyivindependent.com/for-2nd-time-in-october-russia-suffers-2nd-deadliest-day-since-start-of-full-scale-invasion-ukraine-claims/
Caveats & Comments:
All normal caveats and comments apply. In particular – I would like to note as always that this material has been created for entertainment purposes and is not intended to be a complete or comprehensive examination of the topic in question and should not be relied upon to inform financial or other similar decisions.
Any content relating to the conduct and/or activities of any person or character in this video is included for entertainment purposes and does not represent an assertion of fact on those matters or in relation to that person or character.
Timestamps:
00:00:00 — Opening Words
00:01:17 — What Am I Talking About?
00:03:32 — Setting The Context
00:08:34 — The Big Picture
00:11:30 — Race To Regenerate
00:16:33 — The Dprk Element
00:30:40 — DPRK Troops In Ukraine
00:38:25 — Does This Matter?
00:43:41 — Response Options
00:56:18 — Strategic Paralysis
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