Hubi@feddit.org to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 13 hours agoThey are truly masters of disguisefeddit.orgimagemessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1307arrow-down16
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minus-squaremagnetosphere@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up27·11 hours agoWhy is Russia even trying to make such a blatantly false denial? What’s their motive for telling such a ridiculous lie?
minus-squarePuddleOfKittens@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·11 hours agoUkraine has had a “no mercenaries” policy IIRC, if NK troops are seen as mercenaries then maybe it’ll legitimize Ukraine shopping for manpower.
minus-squareweeeeum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·9 hours agoI’m actually incredibly surprised Ukraine hasn’t already. Russia has been using mercenaries the entire war, the involvement of north Korea is just a huge escalation. I feel like it’d beat conscripting prisoners.
Why is Russia even trying to make such a blatantly false denial? What’s their motive for telling such a ridiculous lie?
Ukraine has had a “no mercenaries” policy IIRC, if NK troops are seen as mercenaries then maybe it’ll legitimize Ukraine shopping for manpower.
I’m actually incredibly surprised Ukraine hasn’t already. Russia has been using mercenaries the entire war, the involvement of north Korea is just a huge escalation.
I feel like it’d beat conscripting prisoners.
Ah, okay. Thanks!