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North Korean troops in Russia are ‘fair game’ if deployed to fight in Ukraine, US says (www.theguardian.com)

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“If they do deploy to fight against Ukraine, they’re fair game,” he said. “They’re fair targets and the Ukrainian military will defend themselves against North Korean soldiers the same way they’re defending themselves against Russian soldiers.”

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago

You'd bloody fucking hope so. "Oh sorry I can't shoot back at you, ol' mate says it's not allowed".

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago

Like, who would claim the opposite?

Unlike their South Korean counterparts, the North Koreans aren't covered by any umbrellas or military treaties. So no one would step up to their defense if the military (and just the military) got pummelled.

[–] masterofn001 -5 points 5 months ago

In the future, will the history rocks record this to be the pivotal moment ww3 began?