State Dept Spokesperson Tammy Bruce: North Korea’s 'Direct Involvement' In The Russia-Ukraine War Is Concerning

During Tuesday's State Department press briefing, Spokesperson Tammy Bruce discussed North Korea's involvement in the war between Russia and Ukraine.

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00:00North Korea, they acknowledge finally that they apparently have sent their men – soldiers

00:08to fight for Russia and Ukraine.

00:10Does this change your approach, your view to the conflict at all?

00:15And any response that you could come up with?

00:19MS NAUERT, Well, we know this is pretty simple.

00:23North Korea is not being helpful.

00:25They're not being helpful.

00:27There are other nations that also are facilitating this carnage, and their actions make it possible

00:34to continue.

00:35Third countries, like North Korea, have perpetuated the Russia-Ukraine war, and they bear responsibility

00:42for it.

00:44We continue – North Korea – I'm speaking about North Korea and third – other third

00:49countries, like North Korea – we continue to be concerned by North Korea's direct

00:54involvement in the war, North Korea's military deployment to Russia, and any support provided

00:59by the Russian Federation to the DPRK in return must end.

01:05Russia's training of North Korean soldiers directly violates Security Council resolutions

01:101718, 1874, and 2270, which collectively impose a broad prohibition on providing or receiving

01:18military training or assistance to or from the DPRK.

01:23All right.

01:24Yes, sir.

01:25Go ahead.

01:26Yes, sir.