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$200m a year, 700,000 tons of rice, space tech: The deal for North Korea in joining Russia’s war (www.koreaherald.com)

submitted 4 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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North Korea is sending thousands of soldiers to support Russia in the Ukraine war, expecting compensation of $200 million annually. In return, Russia is providing North Korea with rice, advanced space technology, and potential military assistance in the event of a contingency on the Korean Peninsula.

Despite the the National Intelligence Service’s assessment that the costs outweigh the benefits, experts believe North Korea is securing a strategic advantage by aligning itself with Russia.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 days ago (1 children)

If it had been any other country in the world, you might have seen an actual response. North Korea is not to be taken seriously until they have proven otherwise, and with an impoverished, famished population that is locked further in the past than Russia, I doubt we will see much in the way of meaningful action from them.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I would agree, although a human with an AK is still a human with an AK. Even unskilled, undertrained, under supplied infantry should be taken seriously because they're still a large number of bodies that can pull triggers.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago

Agreed. And for every few dozen shitty infantry grunts, there's going to be at least a few that end up being very competent at the job and are effective at killing Ukrainian soldiers.