Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko said Tuesday that Russia would provide military assistance to North Korea if it comes under attack based on a treaty the two nations signed earlier this year.
“If an act of aggression is committed against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, all necessary measures will be taken in accordance with our legislation, in accordance with the DPRK’s legislation,” Rudenko told Russia’s TASS news agency.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un signed a strategic partnership pact back in June to boost military ties, which included a clause requiring the countries to come to each other’s aid if one is attacked.
According to Article 4 of the treaty, Russia and North Korea “shall immediately provide military and other assistance” if one “falls into a state of war due to armed invasion from an individual or multiple states.” The treaty stipulates the assistance will be provided in accordance with Article 51 of the UN Charter, which gives member states the right of “individual or collective self-defense” in the event of an attack.
“The treaty is signed, so it is public,” Rudenko said. “It has Article 4, which deals precisely with the issue of mutual assistance in case of aggression, that the sides, in case of aggression against one of the sides, will provide each other with any necessary assistance, including military assistance.”
The comments from Rudenko come amid soaring tensions on the Korean peninsula as the North is threatening war with the South over drone flights near Pyongyang. South Korea has responded to the warnings, saying it’s “fully ready” to face an attack from the North.
Rudenko’s comments also come amid rumors that North Korean troops are fighting in Ukraine. So far, the claims have only been made by Ukrainian intelligence and President Volodomyr Zelensky, and Russia has denied the allegations.
North Korean troops are far deadlier than any others. Just like the ROK troops who fought in Vietnam Korea produces very efficient war fighters, both South and North.
They will show no mercy.
Seeing as the Russians already breaking the Geneva convention – executing prisoners of war, I'm not sure the North Koreans will make that problem much worse.
Propaganda much!
russia executing PoW's is not propoganda, its a well documented fact – one you could not be bothered to research yourself – why research when you have the one and only ALEX JONES at your disposal??
Young Alexander Jones hasn't been relevant since his 9/11 exposee work in the early 00's.
what was in the exposé
Jones, and others, were the first and loudest to question the official 9/11 narrative – make issue of WTC 7, note the exceedingly queer nature of the Pentagon “crash site”, point out the perfect collapses of WTC 1 and 2, question the dubious “let’s roll” story and identification of the “19 hijackers” by their passports found at ground level after the impact and collapse, champion the reports by engineers and architects seriously questioning the physics of the Official Story, raise the oddity of the United Airlines stock ‘short’ prior to the attacks, and question the presence of thermite at Ground Zero and the suspiciously hasty disposal of WTC wreckage absent thorough forensic investigation.
It was not simply Jones; he and many others currently tarred with the “Truther” or conspiracy theorist label did and continue to push for independent investigation and honest disclosure.
Russian propaganda – showing off how fierce they are and how indifferent to international laws. A bit special but I guess you could be right.
Whether either of the Korean peninsual regimes are producing “very efficient war fighters” is an untested proposition. It’s been a long time since either of those armies have participated on anything resembling large-scale or long-term combat.
Exactly my point about the ability of any NATO country, including America, to conduct an industrial land war in Europe.
However, given training programs and the Korean military people who are NOT DEI installed identity feel good politics recruits, both North and South Korean troops are most likely as tough as they always have been.
Still fantasizing that “DEI” has crippled US military power?
If that’s the problem, what’s the Russian regime’s excuse for having not been able to win a six-week war in nearly three years?
the "real army" is just waiting for the right oppurtinity to strike
DEI has certainly f**ked Hollywood, Disney, and the North American gaming industry.
At least Political Correctness v.5 is on its way out – too many "went Woke and are going broke."
Entertainment always reflects the currently popular values. Sometimes that ages well, sometimes it doesn’t.
you complain too much
We complain because we notice what too many others ignore.
dei isnt ruining anything
excuses, excuses
just like people that blamed your devestating hurricanes on "geoengineering"
they cant stomach the real problem – climate change
look at the real problem not a made up one
Genius, pay attention. Climate change is a demonstrable scientific fact. I said nothing about that, stay on topic.
DEI absolutely has f**ked the Star Wars franchise; the LOTR franchise; The Witcher franchise; the Doctor Who franchise; the Tomb Raider franchise; every video game that Sweet Baby Inc. got its grubby fingers on; all of MARVEL Phase 4 and 5; DC franchises like Batman and Justice League; the Indiana Jones franchise.
Millions of fans disenfranchised and insulted by s**t Messaging and terrible writing and directing by unqualified Diversity Hires. Billions of dollars lost in stock value and box office on the backs of demonstrably terrible films.
How are they "far deadlier"? Killing is killing. The IDF shows no mercy. Are they comparable to those Korean troops?
LOL
the north korean army is beyond pathetic
I KNEW this was a communist tankie site, but never knew how badly!
Christ came down, not you TOO with the racist t****e s**t ??!!?? I Blocked Irrational Stinker for repeated racial slurs like that, and I like you far more'n him, Bob Vila, don't slide into his pond.
Interesting, so Do you only block pro Ukraine racists here?
How many of the Russian nazis/racists here have you blocked?
I bet zero because you are one of them just like Critical Thinker and many others here.
You are a tankie.
IM NOT a racist
Who are you to jump on the Racism Bandwagon ? You think enough of you get together and racism becomes acceptable ? This isn’t the Pandemic.
F**k off with the slurs ? That possible ?
“Tankie” might be a slur, but it’s a political slur that has nothing whatsoever to do with race.
That’s precisely the reasoning that lets some slurs be “okay” and others “not okay”. That lets “stereotyping” and “discrimination” and “bigotry” be acceptable but racism is not.
That’s why I coallate ALL of that into “racism”, and fight ALL of it EQUALLY hard and vehemently. Too much of this “oh, it’s ‘just’ bigotry, that’s really not so bad.”. F**k that – it’s all unacceptable behavior and I’m going after the lot of it.
I’m not asking the site to police it; we’ve discussed this before and this site is already doing an admirable job. I’m just calling out individuals for their individual actions, AS an individual participating in the Comments
The word tankie has a specific meaning which may be anachronistic but is not a slur. It’s a description of a political position (favoring Soviet military suppression of revolts against the rule of Soviet-supported communist regimes).
To me it’s specifically a slur (of a racial nature); does t****e apply to Brazilians, or Australians ?
“No, just Russians and former Warsaw Pact countries”, people say. Yeah, NO racial profiling THERE.
Generally the term “tankie” is applied to western supporters of imperialist militarism — Soviet until 1991, Russian since — not to Russians or citizens of former Warsaw Pact countries. And it’s racially neutral. The Stalinist movement in the US was multi-ethnic, as its descendant movements are.
what slur did i use?
Isn't precedent a b***h. No sooner does Our Side decide to establish a new rule (Responsibility 2 Protect, defensive alliances, supporting indigenous resistance groups against outside forces, airstrikes, drone strikes) it comes back to bite "Us" in the a$$ later on when "they" do it, too.
North Korea has nuclear weapons so the South would be foolish to attack it. If the USA attacked it too, the North would launch nuclear missiles at its bases in the South.
The Western Media spreads propaganda to the people. It portrays the West as peaceful nations spreading goodwill, sunshine and democracy around the world.
Russia would most likely announce the same about Iran in the near future…!
if…. russia adds iran and n korea to this war… i think its only fair if poland and the baltics join on our side