• kiwifoxtrot@lemmy.world
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    I believe that you have it backwards. North Korea, backed by China and with the approval and arming by the USSR, invaded South Korea. South Korea remains independent today because it was defended by the UN. The North’s allies promised to rebuild the North after the war and poured billions of roubles into the country. They remained dependent on the eastern bloc countries until the USSR fell and China opened up to the West. The North’s economy fell apart in the 1990’s after they were no longer propped up by others. The US provided $600 million in aid for food and energy starting in 1995. Sanctions against North Korea did not start until 2006.

    • jet@hackertalks.com
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      Fun fact, Russia a permanent member of the UN security council could a vetoed the UN resolution allowing UN intervention in The Korean civil war. But they were boycotting the UN at the time for some reason

    • Finnish_nationalisti@lemmy.world
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      North Korea invaded South Korea as much as revolutionary Americans “invaded” loyalist Americans.

      North Korea indeed did have some troubles in the 1990s, which is to be expected when one is cut off from all support, yet they pulled through well and are now self-sufficient. One can’t say the same about South Korea with its worsening living conditions and plummeting birth rates, and this is with Western support.

      • bobman@unilem.org
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        From Wikipedia:

        After failed attempts of negotiations on unification, North Korean army (Korean People’s Army or KPA) forces crossed the border and drove into South Korea on 25 June 1950.

        Sounds way more like Russia invading Ukraine.

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          Was the American revolution an “invasion” against the english? Or the French revolution an “invasion” against the monarchists?