During the visit, an incident occurred at the DMZ between North and South Korea
North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the Military Demarcation Line (MDL)
Putin and Kim Jong Un signed a mutual defense pact during the summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited North Korea on June 21, 2024
Soldiers retreated back to their side after being warned by South Korean military forces
Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to North Korea on June 21, 2024, was marked by an incident at the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea. According to reports from both South Korean and international media outlets, North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) that separates the two countries on June 21. The soldiers retreated back to their side of the border after being warned by South Korean military forces.
The incident occurred as Putin was in Pyongyang for a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, during which they signed a mutual defense pact that raised concerns in Seoul, Tokyo, and Washington. The agreement states that if either Russia or North Korea is invaded or put into a state of war, the other side will provide military and other assistance
Putin thanked North Korea for supporting Russia in Ukraine and announced close cooperation between the two countries to overcome US-led sanctions.
Putin described Western ambitions as a threat to a multi-polarized world order based on mutual respect for justice in an op-ed piece published hours before his arrival.
Russia and North Korea will develop unspecified trade and payment systems not controlled by the West, as well as jointly oppose sanctions against the countries.
Putin sent Kim a high-end Aurus Senat limousine, which violated a U.N. resolution banning the supply of luxury items to North Korea.
Accuracy
Putin vetoed a U.N. resolution in March that effectively abolished monitoring of U.N. sanctions against North Korea, prompting Western accusations of avoiding scrutiny as it buys weapons from Pyongyang for use in Ukraine.
North Korean soldiers have been sent into the mine-strewn buffer zone to do construction work since November 2021.
North Korean soldiers have been killed or injured by land mines in the Demilitarized Zone.
Accuracy
Similar incidents have happened before, including former US President Donald Trump’s walk across the border with Kim Jong Un at Panmunjom.
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The article reports facts about the number of North Korean soldiers killed or injured by land mines in the DMZ without providing any evidence to support this claim. The author does not mention any peer-reviewed studies or sources to back up this statement.
A number of North Korean soldiers have been killed or injured by land mines in the Demilitarized Zone that divides the Koreas since late last year, when the North began sending them into the buffer zone to do construction work, the South Korean military said on Tuesday.
The North had pressed on with the work despite ‘many deaths and injuries’ caused by several land mine explosions, the South’s military said.
North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) on Tuesday, according to South Korea.
North Korean troops have suffered multiple casualties due to landmine explosions during construction efforts around the DMZ.
Accuracy
The crossing occurred ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s rare state visit to Pyongyang.
North Korean soldiers retreated after the South Korean military fired warning shots.
Seoul believes the border violation was not intentional, as the soldiers were fortifying the border area.
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The article contains a few informal fallacies and an example of inflammatory rhetoric. It uses an appeal to authority and provides a dichotomous depiction. The author cites military officials in Seoul as an authority on the situation, which is acceptable. However, the author also uses inflammatory language when describing North Korea's actions as 'violations of the border' and 'strengthening control over troops and residents for prevention of defection', which is unnecessary and could influence readers emotionally rather than rationally.
The latest crossing comes as North Korea prepares to receive Russian President Vladimir for his first visit to the country in more than 20 years, after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un travelled to Russia last year.
