The June 19 defense pact signed between Russia and North Korea included a promise to provide military assistance to one another – within days Pyongyang said it was sending troops to Ukraine.
  • DarkCloud@lemmy.worldEnglish
    233·
    5 months ago

    Not really, proxy wars have been fought with multiple nations before.

    … practically everyone was in Syria… Russia, Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Armenia, Qatar, The USA, ISIS, Al-queda, and Syrian forces.

    • Pennomi@lemmy.worldEnglish
      161·
      5 months ago

      Not exactly a proxy war when Russian troops are personally in Ukraine. That’s just a war.

      • intensely_human@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        4 months ago

        It’s not a proxy war between Russia and the US. It’s a proxy war between China and the US.

        Russia and Ukraine are the pawns

      • DarkCloud@lemmy.worldEnglish
        13·
        5 months ago

        It’s a proxy war because the two major powers are fighting in an area neither of them own.

        Iraq was a proxy war, even though US troops were there.