Kim Jong Un’s call for full war readiness is justification for DPRK’s participation in war against Ukraine
Kim Jong Un’s statements about ensuring full war readiness are attempts to quell internal dissent over the deployment of North Korean soldiers to the war against Ukraine, reports The Korea Herald.
The main points of the article:
▫️ At the 4th Conference of Battalion Commanders and Political Instructors of the Korean People’s Army, Kim Jong Un called for full combat readiness of the DPRK’s Armed Forces, as well as for strengthening nuclear capabilities.
▫️ In his speech, he described the war in Ukraine as a “field experience” for the West to expand its military interventions globally.
▫️ Seoul believes that these statements are aimed at suppressing possible internal discontent over the deployment of North Korean troops to the war against Ukraine.
▫️ The statements also aim to fuel anti-American sentiment among the North Korean military and broader society.
Kim Jong Un appears to be mirroring kremlin tactics by framing external aggression as a response to imaginary Western threats, using this narrative to stoke hostility and mobilize the population against the “Western enemy.”
