People Power Party "Strongly Condemns North Korea's Deployment to Russia"... Promotes National Assembly Resolution

Rep. Choo Kyung-ho Holds Press Briefing
Concerns Over Russia-Ukraine War Escalation...Potential Threat to the Korean Peninsula

The National Intelligence Service revealed that North Korea began moving special forces troops for deployment to Russia starting from the 8th, and on the 18th, it released related materials including satellite images.
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The People Power Party condemned North Korea's decision on the 20th to deploy a large-scale military force to the Ukraine war to assist Russia as "reckless military cooperation threatening world peace" and announced plans to push for a resolution condemning this at the National Assembly level.

At a press briefing held at the National Assembly on the same day, Floor Leader Choo Kyung-ho stated, "The People Power Party strongly condemns North Korea's reckless military cooperation with Russia, including the deployment of military units that threaten world peace," and urged, "North Korea should immediately withdraw its troops from the Russia-Ukraine war."

Floor Leader Choo pointed out, "North Korea's reckless actions, which violate international law and threaten world peace, are raising concerns about the global spread and prolongation of the Russia-Ukraine war," adding, "This could pose a serious threat to the future situation on the Korean Peninsula."

He continued, "The government should be fully prepared with overwhelming force to retaliate immediately if Kim Jong-un makes a reckless misjudgment," and added, "The People Power Party will push for the adoption of a National Assembly resolution condemning the barbaric behavior of Kim Jong-un's North Korean dictatorship, which threatens peace on the Korean Peninsula and the world daily through acts such as recent railway bombings, deployment to Russia, and balloon litter incidents."

Senior Spokesperson Han Ji-a also commented, calling it "a serious challenge against international law and security order," emphasizing, "North Korea gains nothing from troop deployment. They must immediately stop this irrational and reckless provocation." She further stated, "The National Assembly must also unite national capabilities through bipartisan cooperation. We urge the opposition party for magnanimous cooperation."

Members of the People Power Party from the National Defense Committee and the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee issued a statement condemning, "North Korea's troop deployment is a reckless provocation that participates in Russia's war crimes violating international law and a pointless miscalculation." They urged, "Please join us in adopting a resolution against the barbaric behavior of the North Korean dictatorship."

People Power Party lawmaker Na Kyung-won announced plans to propose a resolution condemning North Korea's troop deployment to Russia and military provocations against South Korea, calling for strengthened UN Security Council sanctions against North Korea. Lawmaker Na emphasized, "North Korea must face strong condemnation and sanctions from the international community to stop its reckless gamble," and added, "Our government must establish a perfect readiness posture to respond immediately to North Korea's provocations through international cooperation."

Meanwhile, on the previous day (the 19th), People Power Party leader Han Dong-hoon also condemned North Korea's decision to deploy a large-scale force to the Ukraine war to assist Russia on Facebook, stating, "North Korea's participation confirms that North Korea and Russia are a definite 'military alliance,'" and called it "a clear threat to the Republic of Korea and the international community." He noted, "Just the other day, North Korean State Affairs Commission Chairman Kim Jong-un spread out a map of the Republic of Korea, including our capital Seoul, and spoke of 'enemy countries' and 'physical force,'" adding, "We will not tolerate any provocations by the Kim Jong-un dictatorship."