Media: The West has few options for responding to North Korean troops

The US and Europe have “few options for response” to North Korea sending troops to war against Ukraine without further progress. Bloomberg wrote this on Monday, October 28.

The authors of the material note that a possible response from partners to the actions of Russia and the DPRK could divide the United States and its allies. They will have to decide whether to “meet escalation with escalation” following North Korea’s move, which officials say marks a “turning point in the war.”

South Korea, which has never sent weapons to Ukraine, is considering lifting the ban, a senior South Korean official said.

“If some of Seoul’s huge stockpile of artillery shells begins to be sent to Kyiv, along with Pyongyang’s supplies to Russia, it will mean that the two largest artillery forces in the world will go to war,” Bloomberg wrote.

The United States can remove restrictions on Ukraine’s long-range strikes on Russia using Western weapons, but in this case, the administration of President Joe Biden will have to “rethink the red lines.”

“Moscow and Pyongyang are already under severe sanctions, and the allies’ weapons stockpiles have been depleted. This leaves few ways for the United States and Europe to respond to North Korea’s involvement without further exacerbating the conflict,” the article said.

The unnamed official said the US and Europe should have done more immediately after North Korea began helping Russia with missile supplies. Ukraine’s partners are also unlikely to make any significant decisions before the US election on November 5, he said.

We remind you that on Monday the US State Department reported that they are holding consultations with other countries about a joint reaction to the transfer of North Korean troops to Russian territory and their possible involvement in the war against Ukraine.