Russia-North Korea defense treaty: Will South Korea send weapons to Ukraine in response? | DW News

Russian lawmakers have ratified a defense treaty with North Korea which pledges 'mutual assistance' if either country comes under attack. The Duma, which is Russia's lower house of parliament, voted unanimously to approve the pact. The upper house is expected to do the same. The United States says Pyongyang has sent thousands of troops to Russia for training. South Korea has condemned the deployment as a security threat. Chapter Breakdown 0:00 Russian Duma ratifies defense pact with North Korea 0:39 DW Correspondent Nick Connolly in Kyiv and Journalist Fabian Kretschmer in Seoul discuss the implications of this defense treaty 5:50 Jeongmin Kim, Journalist in Seoul on how North Korea benefits from the deal and the possibility of South Korea sending weapons to Ukraine #russianorthkorea #kursk #northkorea Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1 For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/dwnews_hangout Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch