200 million dollars a year and 700 thousand tons of rice to North Korea for its inclusion in the war with Russia

Published Nov 4, 2024

Tridge summary

South Korean intelligence has uncovered a deal between North Korea and Russia, whereby North Korea will receive an annual supply of 600-700 tons of rice, $2,000 salaries for soldiers in Ukraine, and space technology, in exchange for North Korean troops to be deployed in Ukraine. This deployment is anticipated to generate over $200 million annually for North Korea. Additionally, around 4,000 North Korean workers in Russia earn an average of $800 a month. The deal also includes Russia's potential involvement in conflicts on the Korean Peninsula, a situation that former South Korean ambassador to Russia, Wi Sung-yak, views as beneficial for North Korea.
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South Korea explains how the North will win if it joins Russia in the war against Ukraine. "Not a bad deal" for the regime in Pyongyang, Seoul reports. South Korean intelligence reports that an agreement between North Korea and Russia includes an annual supply of 600-700 tons of rice to North Korea, a $2,000 salary for North Korean soldiers stationed in Ukraine, space technology and provisions regarding Russia's involvement in possible conflicts on the Korean Peninsula , notes The Korea Herald, citing South Korean lawmaker Wi Sung-yak, who served as Seoul's ambassador to Russia. The National Security Strategy Institute, a think tank linked to South Korea's National Intelligence Service, said North Korea's decision to send troops to Russia shortly before the US presidential election was likely based on the calculation that a Donald Trump victory could to bring about a quick end to the war in Ukraine. Wi Sung-yak described North Korea's involvement in the war against Ukraine as a ...
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