Starmer believes that the participation of North Korean troops in the war in Ukraine shows Putin’s “desperation”

MADRID 7 Nov. () –

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, has asserted that the participation of North Korean troops in the war in Ukraine is a clear example of the “increasing desperation” of the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, who ordered the invasion of his neighboring country. more than two and a half years ago, at the end of February 2022.

This was stated by Starmer in a conversation with the president of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenski, on the sidelines of the summit of the European Political Community (EPC) held this Thursday in the capital of Hungary, Budapest, as detailed by the British Government. in a statement.

“The Prime Minister has expressed his deep concern about the increase in the number of North Korean troops on the Ukrainian border. He has said that this is a sign of Putin’s growing desperation,” said the United Kingdom Government, which highlights that Starmer has reiterated his support for kyiv.

According to estimates from Ukraine and the United States, some 11,000 North Korean soldiers are already in Russian territory to participate in the conflict, of which nearly a thousand have already participated in a first “small-scale combat” in the province of Kursk, where Ukraine launched a raid in August.