Russian Embassy in Ju-buk Checks South Korea Over Possible Ukraine Shell Supply... "Monitoring Behavior"

The Russian Embassy in North Korea appears to be taking a stance to check South Korea by mentioning the possibility of South Korea providing artillery shells to Ukraine.

Children are climbing on a destroyed Russian tank in front of St. Michael's Monastery in Kyiv, Ukraine. [Image source=Yonhap News]

On the 13th, the Russian Embassy in North Korea posted a message on its social media service (SNS) Facebook account justifying the war in Ukraine, claiming that "we are smashing the Western technological equipment that used to boast loudly while striking the enemy," asserting that the tide of the war is favorable to Russia. The post included a map showing the frontline boundaries penetrating into Ukraine, scenes of President Vladimir Putin inspecting the frontlines, as well as various Russian weapons mobilized for the war, each accompanied by descriptions.

In particular, regarding the photo of the 203mm self-propelled howitzer '2S7 Pion,' capable of carrying tactical nuclear warheads, the embassy expressed caution about the possibility of South Korea supplying shells to Ukraine. It emphasized, "We use only our own shells, but the enemy uses shells from NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) and the vassal states of the United States," adding, "The South Korean authorities boast that they will begin 'delivery.' We are keenly watching their behavior."

Diplomatic missions abroad usually limit their work to relations with the host country. Considering this, targeting South Korea, which can be considered a third country, is unusual and is interpreted as reflecting the emerging new Cold War structure of 'North Korea-China-Russia versus South Korea-US-Japan.'

The embassy’s Facebook provides both the original Russian text and a Korean translation, with the translation presumed to be directly edited by personnel well-versed in North Korean expressions rather than being an automatic translation.

The embassy also claimed, "While our military fights using only Russian-made weapons and ammunition, the Ukrainian forces receive planes, tanks, artillery, millions of shells, and billions of rounds of ammunition from the United States and its follower countries," asserting, "We are confronting over 50 hostile countries alone."

In particular, it stated, "We are fighting alongside our comrades in Korea (North Korea) in the same trench to establish a new and just world order free from American-style coercive policies. Our cause is just," and declared, "We will be victorious."

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