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Russia gave North Korea anti-air missiles in exchange for troops, Seoul says
Russia has supplied anti-aircraft missiles to North Korea in exchange for North Korean troops supporting Russia's war against Ukraine, a top South Korean official has said.

"It has been identified that equipment and anti-aircraft missiles aimed at reinforcing Pyongyang's vulnerable air defense system have been delivered to North Korea," Shin Won-sik, Seoul's top security advisor, told TV broadcaster SBS.
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https://www.dw.com/en/russia-supplied-anti-air-missiles-to-north-korea-seoul-says/live-70854753
 
Buster15 said:
Thank you.
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For added context - it was hardly a unilateral NATO operation.

The UN resolution to apply a no-fly zone was passed - and then the questiion was:

"Who has the capability to enforce this?" and the answer to that was only NATO.

For context, lots of other countries participated and lots of NATO countries did not participate.
 
Buster15 said:
Oh really.
The former Yugoslavia was nothing at all to do with Ukraine. It was due to conflicts between Serbia and Croatia and Kosovo.
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Primarily it was about Kosovo but it was long overdue cause Serbia was wreaking havoc all around, first in Croatia, then in Bosnia and Hercegovina.
Yet for some the war started in 1999.
 
Real Name said:
Primarily it was about Kosovo but it was long overdue cause Serbia was wreaking havoc all around, first in Croatia, then in Bosnia and Hercegovina.
Yet for some the war started in 1999.
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People seem to confuse the US intervening in Yugoslavia and NATO doing so because of Kosovo
 
Morty_ said:
Russia going into actual Germany, let alone Berlin seems quite the stretch, but the Baltics are at risk, for sure.
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Poland is arming itself to the teeth so the Russian's would not get very far. But like you say the Baltics are at risk due to their size, exposure to Russia and small population. Their membership of NATO and the EU would be their biggest lifeline
 
RoyH1 said:
Poland is arming itself to the teeth so the Russian's would not get very far. But like you say the Baltics are at risk due to their size, exposure to Russia and small population. Their membership of NATO and the EU would be their biggest lifeline
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It's the only reason they haven't been invaded already. Russia would take them in a couple of days, and all parties involved know it. I think it's terribly naive of some people to not think Putin would take the Baltics if he thought he could get away with it. All these arguments used about Ukraine, "not a real country", "historically part of Russia", and so forth, would fit the Baltic countries as well. They have a fair amount of Russian speakers living there too.
 
AfonsoAlves said:
For added context - it was hardly a unilateral NATO operation.

The UN resolution to apply a no-fly zone was passed - and then the questiion was:

"Who has the capability to enforce this?" and the answer to that was only NATO.

For context, lots of other countries participated and lots of NATO countries did not participate.
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I was supporting RAF Tornado operations, both IDS and ADV. And it was a very messy war which ended with war crimes.
 
Real Name said:
Primarily it was about Kosovo but it was long overdue cause Serbia was wreaking havoc all around, first in Croatia, then in Bosnia and Hercegovina.
Yet for some the war started in 1999.
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Yes that is quite right.
 
nimic said:
It's the only reason they haven't been invaded already. Russia would take them in a couple of days, and all parties involved know it. I think it's terribly naive of some people to not think Putin would take the Baltics if he thought he could get away with it. All these arguments used about Ukraine, "not a real country", "historically part of Russia", and so forth, would fit the Baltic countries as well. They have a fair amount of Russian speakers living there too.
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Agree on all points. What terrifies me about the bolded part is how Putin will keep on trying to drive wedges in between countries in NATO and EU to undermine a robust common response against Russian aggression. A couple of election results gone "wrong" in Germany and France and the alliance could be undermined severely
 
RoyH1 said:
Agree on all points. What terrifies me about the bolded part is how Putin will keep on trying to drive wedges in between countries in NATO and EU to undermine a robust common response against Russian aggression. A couple of election results gone "wrong" in Germany and France and the alliance could be undermined severely
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But do you think he’ll achieve that (undermining) to the extent that he feels free to invade a NATO member? If you look at the areas he’s most focused on militarily, it is countries like Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, all of whom are neither EU nor NATO members.

It may be wishful thinking on my part, and for what it’s worth I think Europe and the US should be supporting those 3 countries too.
 
Buster15 said:
I was supporting RAF Tornado operations, both IDS and ADV. And it was a very messy war which ended with war crimes.
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It was always going to do so, these kind of Islamic civil wars never end particularly well.

Also, what unit were you in? Our paths may have intersected. You don’t need to answer if you don’t want to!
 
AdamColeBebe said:
I don't get it? What are they implying?
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If anything, they're implying this it the latest in a series of irregularities surrounding Putin's public appearances where his video and photos appear to have been possibly manipulated to conceal various medical problems. The underlying insinuation being that he's not well.
 
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