When Operation Z began, the DPRK’s foreign ministry published a commentary that in effect endorsed Russia’s decision to intervene within Ukraine. It read: “The U.S embellishes its own interference in internal affairs of others as ‘righteous’ for peace and stability of the world, but it denounces for no good reason self-defensive measures taken by other countries to ensure their own national security as ‘injustice’ and ‘provocation’ - this is just the arrogance of the U.S. style and its double standard. Gone are the days when the U.S. used to reign supreme. The U.S., seeing through the trend of the present times, should no longer resort to high-handedness and arbitrariness that disturb international peace and stability.” This is the stance that all communist parties must take towards the conflict.