What Russia has promised the DPRK for help in the war
The agreement between the DPRK and Russia to send North Korean troops provides for bilateral benefits. In particular, Russia has allegedly pledged to pay high salaries to the military.
This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to The Korea Herald.
Korean MP Wee Sung-luck, who was Seoul's ambassador to Russia, said in a commentary to The Korea Herald that joining the war against Ukraine was “not a bad deal” for North Korea.
According to him, the financial and food crises in the DPRK are largely resolved thanks to Russian compensation for its contribution to the military effort against Ukraine.
It is worth noting that, according to South Korean intelligence, in exchange for the North Korean military, Russia has pledged to supply 600-700 thousand tons of rice per year to the DPRK, pay $2,000 salaries to North Korean soldiers involved in the war against Ukraine, and share space technology.
Moreover, the countries agreed to involve Russia in combat operations on the Korean Peninsula in the event of war.
Author - Dmitriy Levchenko, 04/11/2024
