ROK opposition claims Yoon policies pushed North Korea to send troops to Russia



News ROK opposition claims Yoon policies pushed North Korea to send troops to Russia Democratic Party blames focus on deterrence over diplomacy, slams alleged plans to send military experts to Ukraine Jeongmin Kim October 28, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Yoon inspecting the military during the Armed Forces Day parade at Seoul Airport \| Image: ROK Presidential Office (Oct. 1, 2024) South Korea’s opposition party has blamed President Yoon Suk-yeol for pushing North Korea to deploy troops to Russia by downplaying diplomacy, calling for Pyongyang to withdraw the troops but also slamming alleged plans to send an ROK monitoring team to Ukraine. Following Seoul’s assessment that the DPRK has deployed troops to support Russia’s invasion, the majority Democratic Party (DP) has criticized Yoon’s foreign policy focus on deterring the DPRK as “incompetent diplomacy,” claiming it led Pyongyang closer to Russia. South Korea’s opposition party has blamed President Yoon Suk-yeol for pushing North Korea to deploy troops to Russia by downplaying diplomacy, calling for Pyongyang to withdraw the troops but also slamming alleged plans to send an ROK monitoring team to Ukraine. Following Seoul’s assessment that the DPRK has deployed troops to support Russia’s invasion, the majority Democratic Party (DP) has criticized Yoon’s foreign policy focus on deterring the DPRK as “incompetent diplomacy,” claiming it led Pyongyang closer to Russia. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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ROK opposition claims Yoon policies pushed North Korea to send troops to Russia

Democratic Party blames focus on deterrence over diplomacy, slams alleged plans to send military experts to Ukraine

Jeongmin Kim October 28, 2024

ROK opposition claims Yoon policies pushed North Korea to send troops to Russia

Yoon inspecting the military during the Armed Forces Day parade at Seoul Airport | Image: ROK Presidential Office (Oct. 1, 2024)

South Korea’s opposition party has blamed President Yoon Suk-yeol for pushing North Korea to deploy troops to Russia by downplaying diplomacy, calling for Pyongyang to withdraw the troops but also slamming alleged plans to send an ROK monitoring team to Ukraine.

Following Seoul’s assessment that the DPRK has deployed troops to support Russia’s invasion, the majority Democratic Party (DP) has criticized Yoon’s foreign policy focus on deterring the DPRK as “incompetent diplomacy,” claiming it led Pyongyang closer to Russia.

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