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.<\/p>\n
The main points of the article:<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0f At the 4th Conference of Battalion Commanders and Political Instructors of the Korean People\u2019s Army, Kim Jong Un called for full combat readiness of the DPRK’s Armed Forces, as well as for strengthening nuclear capabilities.
\n\u25ab\ufe0f In his speech, he described the war in Ukraine as a “field experience” for the West to expand its military interventions globally.
\n\u25ab\ufe0f Seoul believes that these statements are aimed at suppressing possible internal discontent over the deployment of North Korean troops to the war against Ukraine.
\n\u25ab\ufe0f The statements also aim to fuel anti-American sentiment among the North Korean military and broader society.<\/p>\n
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 \u201cWestern enemy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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