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Ukrainian lawmakers push to designate North Korea as ‘aggressor state’

Parliamentary resolution calls for international community to recognize DPRK military support for Russia’s invasion

A group of Ukrainian lawmakers is pushing to designate North Korea as an “aggressor state” over its support for Russia’s invasion, putting forward a new resolution calling on the international community to hold Pyongyang accountable for sending weapons and troops.

The draft resolution submitted to the Ukrainian parliament on Monday outlines plans to appeal to major international organizations to designate the DPRK as an aggressor and draw attention “to the DPRK’s role in supporting and enabling” Russia’s aggression.

Similarly, it urges “international-level measures” to curb North Korean assistance for Russia, which the resolution labeled a “terrorist state.”

Seven lawmakers, mainly