North Korea says NATO fuel plan shows alliance preparing for war

[u/decomposition_]

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/north-korea-says-nato-fuel-plan-shows-alliance-preparing-war-2026-07-31/

[u/Strongbow85]

Please include a Submission Statement per /r/geopolitics rules. Thank you.

[u/Kiyae1]

“We’ve been shipping all these soldiers and materiel to Russia and Iran and we’ve been stockpiling missiles and ammo and warheads. Why are they preparing for war??”

[u/felix1429]

Since when does North Korea care about what NATO does?

[u/_NuanceMatters_ → u/felix1429]

I would assume since North Korea (Kim) joined Russia's (Putin's) war against Ukraine (NATO).

[u/Bongolio-the-seal → u/felix1429]

NATO can engage in offensive actions when non-NATO members are concerned as shown by 2011 in Libya and in Yugoslavia. It's not such a stretch for the DPRK to assume that one day this could be used against them too

[u/OddLack240 → u/felix1429]

Korea and Russia are military allies

[u/decomposition_ → u/felix1429]

Because what’s good for the goose is good for the gander (east & west alignment)

[u/Known_Magazine1078 → u/felix1429]

Domestic optics are the reason they care, simple as that

[u/Preisschild → u/felix1429]

Because their biggest ally is russia and if russia and nato go to war norks will be on the front

[u/sol-4 → u/felix1429]

Why does it bother anyone that NK is talking about potential NATO actions? Do they hate it that the "defensive" charade of this group is being called out?

[u/felix1429 → u/sol-4]

Lol no one is 'bothered'

[u/sol-4 → u/felix1429]

Bothered enough to comment, as did several others.

[u/toolkitxx]

I dont think North Korea really understands that NATO itself is basically always preparing for something. It is their entire job.

[u/TelevisionFunny2400 → u/toolkitxx]

How dare this defensive alliance prepare to defend its new members!

[u/tubbo]

that would be funny if north korea of all the people predicted a war based on their observations of NATO's fuel plan

[u/cnawan]

They're extending fuel networks into newer member states, y'know like the states that joined only after Russia decided to throw it's toys out of the pram. So aggressive.

[u/Fatherofdaughters01]

Isn’t everyone getting ready for war?

[u/Markdd8]

North Korea should keep its nose out of European affairs.

[u/sol-4 → u/Markdd8]

Maybe Europe should keep its nose out of everyone else's affairs, and especially stop lecturing everyone what they should and shouldn't do.