The Daily Populous Monday October 28th, 2024 morning edition
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine will be forced to fight against North Korean troops.

Zelenskky made the comments during an evening address posted to Telegram.

Ukraine previously warned that North Korean troops could be on the battlefield from Sunday.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Ukraine will be forced to fight against North Korean troops should they enter the conflict.

In an evening address posted on Telegram, Zelenskyy said North Korean forces could appear on the battlefield "any day now."

"Ukraine will be forced to actually fight against North Korea in Europe," he said, adding: "These are the conditions when the lack of partners' stronger decisions in support of Ukraine only encourages Putin to invest further in terror."

Zelenskyy also called on Western allies to ramp up pressure on Russia, saying he expected more support.

Earlier this week, Zelenskyy said Ukrainian intelligence expected North Korean troops to be deployed to combat zones as soon as October 27 or 28, labeling it "a clear escalation by Russia."

The Defense Intelligence of Ukraine said on Sunday that Russia had begun transporting North Korean soldiers to the front lines.

It follows intelligence reports from South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) last week that said the North was preparing to send thousands of troops to Russia to support Russian President Vladimir Putin's forces.

The US and NATO both later confirmed that they had evidence of North Korean troops in Russia.

White House spokesperson John Kirby said this week that the US believed North Korea had shipped at least 3,000 soldiers to eastern Russia, where they were undergoing training.

"If North Korean soldiers do enter into combat, this development would demonstrate Russia's growing desperation in its war against Ukraine," Kirby said.

On Monday, a South Korean delegation is set to brief NATO on the situation, with Mark Rutte, the Secretary General of the alliance, due to give a statement to media following the meeting.

BorisAcornKing on October 27th, 2024 at 23:36 UTC »

People can't see the forest for the trees, they refuse to imagine what the future looks like with a defeated Ukraine.

What do people think will happen if Ukraine is abandoned by the west? The obvious trickle down effects include:

-an immigration crisis, as Ukrainians flee the country in numbers that make the number of draft dodgers look quaint. They will inevitably end up in anywhere that can provide them shelter, and unless you are willing to support your country shooting migrants at the border, you will be taking in large amounts of them through legal and illegal crossings.

-an intelligence crisis occurs as Russians are embedded amongst the fleeing Ukrainians, resulting in an uptick in terrorist attacks. Russians have already been willing to preform terror attacks for their state - now imagine letting in tens of thousands of them unaware.

-a new massive security crisis, as the massive amounts of weapons in Ukrainian hands now end up in the hands of people who need to sell them to survive. The airspace in and around Ukraine will become overwhelmingly unsafe. Remember when Russians shot down a passenger jet at the start of their invasion? Those same weapons, but more advanced, would now be much further west, and aimed at passenger airlines, as Russia can now shoot down western passenger planes and attack western civilians and bases from Ukraine without triggering a direct response.

-the resource and material wealth of Ukraine ends up in the hands of Russia, making Russia the breadbasket of Africa, raising food and energy prices in Europe.

You don't have to think altruistically to believe that Ukraine deserves support until Russia fucks off. You can be selfish about it - it's the obvious thing that Ukraine should receive support as long as it is being used to fend off Russia. if you live in the west, your country will be worse off in the long term if they lose than if they live. In even the best case scenario, it's likely that the US would then have to provide forces to occupy and stabilise a defeated ukraine.

Watching this topic is like looking at Brexiteers complain about losing benefits they had while part of the EU. What did you think would happen?

What do you think the world looks like if the Ukrainian government loses the war and it's legitimacy? It's not good for you, it's not good for your democracy, it's not good for your neighbours, or your wallet.

Negative-Highlight41 on October 27th, 2024 at 22:17 UTC »

The Axis of evil is free to support each other with state-sponsored soldiers, but the west fearing escalation will not even help by guarding Ukrainians non-conflict borders, thereby freeing up Ukrainian solders that can help the situation in the east and south. Neither will they enforce a no-fly zone even though Russian planes/drones are violating NATO airspace. Pure insanity.

Cum_on_doorknob on October 27th, 2024 at 22:15 UTC »

God, I feel so bad for this country. Their entire hope depends on our election.