Austria summons North Korean ambassador over reports of North Korean troops in Russia

The North Korean ambassador has been summoned to Austria's Foreign Ministry in light of reports that North Korean troops arrived in Russia to join the war against Ukraine.

Source: European Pravda, citing a statement from Austria's Foreign Ministry

Details: The ministry noted that Austria had summoned the ambassador to "express grave concerns" over reports of the presence of North Korean weapons and troops in Russia.

"This military support in the war against Ukraine is a blatant violation of international law and undermines security in Europe and the Korean Peninsula," the statement said.

Background:

• On 23 October, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced that the US has evidence that North Korean troops are in Russia, but what they are doing there is still unknown.
• The European Commission noted that if reports of North Korean soldiers being deployed to Russia to join the war against Ukraine are confirmed, it will be fresh evidence of Russia's lack of interest in peace.
• Earlier, the German Foreign Ministry summoned North Korea's charge d'affaires in response to reports of North Korean troops joining the Russian war against Ukraine.

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