The sinister plans of Russia, North Korea, and Iran

Volodymyr Zelensky recently warned that as many as 50,000 North Korean troops may soon be deployed to take part in Russia’s war against Ukraine. And a new bridge marks the first road crossing from North Korea to Russia.

Meanwhile, Russia and Iran have cooperated in several fields since the start of Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Iranian Shahed drones enabled Russia to launch daily air attacks against Ukrainian cities in the first months of the war, and Russia has allegedly provided Iran with intelligence about American military presence in the Middle East.

Are we witnessing a budding alliance between these three countries? What does it mean for us in Europe? And what role does China play? Together with Prof. Remco Breuker (Korea expert) and Damon Golriz (Iran expert) I was interviewed about it in EO’s radio broadcast Dit is de Dag on NPO Radio 1.