The Nork’s talking points are Seoul’s entry point into arming Ukraine. Seould took great pains to remain neutral in arming Ukraine. However, normalization the week before the Brics summit with Russia and N.K., and then the Brics summit concluding and many former non-aligned, global south or third world countries were joining a trade block which outlaws participation in Sanctions. Seoul was invested in bankrupting Pyongyang together with the US. However, all those plans are gone. NOW there is so much money for Ukraine purchases left on the table, and no where for the west to spend it so now Seoul is going to directly send arms, equipment and anything they can in order to cash in before the Projeck is shut down. Seoul no longer has to maintain a delicate diplomatic dance with most of the globe; now they must sell all they can as quickly as possible to Ukraine before the money is deobligated. The North Korean’s are simply cover for Seoul to finally cash in without worrying about how the rest of their former allies, now joining Brics, would feel about about.
Washington and Seoul both need to get that money money moving and Ukraine needs ammunitions, esp. M155 rounds and tubes, personnel/ammo carriers and even tanks, all of which will be moving to Kiev paid for by the EU and US directly to Seoul.
I just love Military Third Country Sales;)
We’ll have to remind people that you have actually served in US military command centers in Korea, so have additional insight into matters over there.