That doesn’t make the North Korean soldiers mercs, they remain legal soldiers, not mercenaries.
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Yes they are soldiers, but they are acting as mercs in the sense that Kim is being paid to send his Troops.
All fine in love and war….
Puts an exclamation point on what the usuals were saying at the beginning of the war er ah SMO that Russia is self sufficient and didn’t need any help particularly when it comes to men and materiel 😎
Additionally I would observe that Russia has gone to great lengths to condemn western weapons used by Ukraine and esp western weapons used on Russia proper(curious how weapons used on “annexed” portions of Ukraine are not treated the same), yet weapons supplied by Iran and North Korea have been used against Ukraine for some time. Guess that is okay
Lastly tell me if a “red line” has been crossed by NK troops being used to fight Ukrainians in Russia, and therefore the door is now open for NATO troops to be used on the front lines?
Would seem so