Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said that amid reports of the DPRK’s troops being involved in the war in Ukraine, the West should return to the idea of sending troops to Ukrainian territory. The Lithuanian minister wrote about this on Twitter. He recalled the statements of French President Emmanuel Macron, who did not rule out the possibility of sending Western troops to Ukraine and called for a return to them. “We are still lagging behind, reacting to the escalation instead of changing it. Macron’s ideas should be reconsidered, better late than never,” Landsbergis emphasized.
As a reminder, the South Korean intelligence agency reported that North Korea has sent 1,500 special forces soldiers to Russia to train at local military bases. Later, they will be transported to the front line of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
The President of Ukraine said that North Korea is preparing to send 10,000 troops to help Moscow.
Meanwhile, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says he cannot confirm that North Korea has sent troops to Russia to participate in the war against Ukraine.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that if the participation of the North Korean military on the side of the Russian Federation in the war against Ukraine is confirmed, it will show the Kremlin’s “level of desperation.”
At the moment, we see how a part of the Western establishment deliberately avoids calling a spade a spade. They avoid voicing the processes that are objectively taking place in the world and are obvious to everyone. This position may be a signal to the countries of the Axis of Evil to act more brazenly.
In turn, the Speaker of the Lithuanian Parliament, Victoria Čmilite-Nielsen, also believes that the idea of sending Western instructors to Ukraine is worthy of attention. In her opinion, in the context of North Korea’s direct involvement in Russia’s aggressive war, the West’s inability to make decisive decisions only contributes to escalation.
“North Korea’s direct involvement in military actions against Ukraine shows that the “axis of evil” – Russia, Iran, North Korea – effectively coordinates its actions in attacks on Ukraine,” the Lithuanian TV and radio company quoted Chmilite-Nielsen as saying.
She emphasized that the indecision of Western countries and the red lines they “draw” “do not stop the escalation, but only encourage it.”
“Passivity is escalation, indecision is escalation. The mere inability to agree on very specific, tough sanctions against Russia is also an escalation,” the speaker noted.
Therefore, Macron’s idea to send troops to Ukraine deserves attention.
“It deserves not only discussion, but also action, especially now that we see North Korean troops already going to fight in Ukraine,” Chmielite-Nielsen added.
