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Beijing was fast at claiming that it had no knowledge of Russia's deepening partnership with North Korea. The U.S. had jumped on the opportunity, hoping to pressure China to dissuade North Korea from taking an active part in Russia's war against Ukraine.Observers, however, are skeptical about China's signals, believing that the deal to deploy North Korean troops on Ukrainian battlefields couldn't have passed without Beijing's knowledge.North Korea's key ally, China, keeps the totalitarian regime of Kim Jong Un afloat.

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Beijing also provides billions worth of dual-use goods to Russia, having an increasingly important role in Moscow's ability to wage war on Ukraine."Contrary to what China says officially… I don't think Pyongyang would have surprised China by sending troops without discussing it before," Mathieu Boulegue, a senior fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) think tank, told the Kyiv Independent. The expert dismissed Beijing's diplomatic messaging as a "big masquerade."‘Moscow is desperate’ — Expert on North Korean troops in RussiaThe Kyiv Independent spoke with former U.K. Defense Attaché in Moscow, John Foreman CBE, about what this development might mean for the future of Russia’s war and the global landscape.The Kyiv IndependentChris YorkChina and North Korea – close as 'lips and teeth'Chinese dictator Mao Zedong once said that his homeland and North Korea are as close as "lips and teeth.

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