Ukraine’s president warns it could lead to “a world war.” Is Volodymyr Zelensky overreacting by sounding the alarm over the deployment of North Korean soldiers to Russia—soldiers that NATO believes may be destined for Russian-occupied areas near Ukraine, specifically in the Kursk region?
Seoul is certainly taking the threat seriously, having dispatched its defense minister to Washington amid reports of a South Korean delegation expected in Kyiv. Is this the moment NATO lifts restrictions on the use of its weaponry by Ukraine? How far will this escalation go?
And what’s in it for Pyongyang’s regime? In recent months, it has severed mediation channels and destroyed roads across the demilitarized zone. Those garbage-filled balloons launched toward the South may seem comical from afar, but rising tensions are no laughing matter. Does Kim Jong-Un actually want war? If so, why? And is the West prepared?
Today, on the France 24 Debate: Will Russia’s war against Ukraine go global?
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