North Korean officials conducted public ideological lectures to bolster support for Russia while stoking anti-U.S. sentiment, using external tensions to promote internal unity. The lectures, held in Sinuiju in early October, emphasized North Korea’s friendship with Russia while warning of heightened military tensions due to alleged “hostile actions” by the United States and its allies.<\/p>\n
According to a source in North Pyongan Province, the lectures mentioned the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the Russian-Ukrainian war.<\/span><\/p>\n The source said one lecturer claimed that Israel “attacked Palestine and ordinary people and small children in the Gaza Strip died,” adding that “Israel was able to carry out such a vicious attack because the United States controlled it from behind.”<\/span><\/p>\n Regarding the Russia-Ukraine war, the lecturer focused on criticizing the United States, saying that the war has lasted for three years “because the United States is fomenting the war by providing Ukraine with lethal weapons.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n