The Russia-North Korea relationship, now manifesting in North Korea’s participation in the Ukraine war, is another reminder that many of the nations in the Global Majority are drawing together and away from the Golden Billion. From Lucas Leiroz at strategic-culture.su:
The West fears the consequences of a strengthened Russia–North Korea alliance.
In the prolonged theater of the Ukrainian crisis, a new chapter unfolds with the official revelation that troops from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) operated alongside Russian forces in the Kursk region. This fact—long speculated by the Western press—now emerges not as a “confirmation” of Washington and Brussels’ assumptions, but as another sign of the war’s evolution: the Moscow–Pyongyang axis is gaining strength and experience, not as a temporary alliance, but as a key element of the new multipolar balance.
For months, Western media conglomerates relied on conjecture to claim a Korean presence on the front lines. Low-quality videos, photos of Russian soldiers with Asian features—many of them from Russia’s Siberian and Far East or autonomous republics like Buryatia or Yakutia—were sensationalized to fuel the illusion that Pyongyang had already crossed a “red line.” However, none of this coverage was ever seriously verified. The obsession with preempting events only reflected the desperation of those who, deep down, fear the growing closeness between states that do not bow to Atlanticist dominance.
Now, with the operation completed and the Kursk region fully pacified, Moscow is taking ownership of the narrative with sovereignty: actually, there was North Korean participation, and their performance was marked by bravery and discipline. Rather than an “admission,” as European editorials try to portray it, this is a calculated move, made at the right moment—after the operation had achieved its objectives. The previous secrecy was not a “cover-up,” but a basic application of classic warfare principles: protect strategic information while fighting is still underway.
From a legal perspective, there is nothing illicit about the Korean presence. Military cooperation between the Russian Federation and the DPRK has been formalized through legitimate bilateral agreements under current international law. Those now shouting about the “internationalization of the conflict” prefer to forget that thousands of foreigners operate in Ukraine with NATO’s consent, disguised as “mercenaries,” “volunteers,” or “consultants.” When Americans and Europeans die in frontline combat, their governments remain silent. But when soldiers from a sovereign nation act in formal alliance with a strategic partner, it becomes a scandal for Western governments and mainstream media.
