Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov visits North Korea to talk with military, political leaders
The Hindu
Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov visits North Korea for talks amid escalating tensions with Ukraine and the US.
“Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov arrived in North Korea on Friday (November 29, 2024) for talks with North Korean military and political leaders,” the Ministry said.
The TASS news agency report citing the Ministry didn't specify who Mr. Belousov would be meeting or the purpose of the talks. North Korean state media didn't immediately confirm the visit.
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Mr. Belousov, a former economist, replaced Sergei Shoigu as Defence Minister in May after Russian President Vladimir Putin started a fifth term in power.
The visit came days after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met with a Ukrainian delegation led by Defence Minister Rustem Umerov and called for the two countries to formulate unspecified countermeasures in response to North Korea's dispatch of thousands of troops to Russia in support of its war fighting against Ukraine.
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The United States and its allies have said that North Korea has sent more than 10,000 soldiers to Russia in recent weeks and that some of those troops have already begun engaging in combat.
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