Nov 02 Zelenskyy urges allies to take action before North Korean troops reach Ukraine’s front By Associated Press Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged its allies to stop “watching” and take steps before North Korean troops deployed in Russia reach the battlefield, and the country's army chief warned that his troops are facing “one of the most powerful offensives” by Moscow… Continue reading
Nov 01 North Korea’s top diplomat in Moscow for talks as Pyongyang sends troops to help the war on Ukraine By Associated Press Russia's top diplomat met his North Korean counterpart for talks amid reports that Pyongyang has sent thousands of troops to Russia to support its military in the war in Ukraine. Continue reading
Oct 31 About 8,000 North Korean troops expected to join combat against Ukraine in days, U.S. says By Tara Copp, Matthew Lee, Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Some 8,000 North Korean soldiers are now in Russia near Ukraine’s border and are preparing to help the Kremlin fight against Ukrainian troops in the coming days, the Biden administration said Thursday. Continue reading
Oct 31 WATCH: Blinken, Austin hold briefing with South Korean counterparts as North Korea tests missile By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed the launch, calling it "an appropriate military action" to show North Korea's resolve to respond to its enemies' moves that threaten the North's safety, according to state media. Continue reading
Oct 30 North Korea test-launched a ballistic missile at its eastern waters, South Korea says By Associated Press The reported launch happened a day after South Korea’s military intelligence agency told lawmakers that North Korea has likely completed preparations for its seventh nuclear test and was close to test-firing a long-range missile capable of reaching the United States. Continue reading
Oct 30 WATCH: Austin meets with South Korean counterpart amid reports of North Korean troops in Russia By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday that North Korean troops wearing Russian uniforms and carrying Russian equipment are moving toward Ukraine, in what he called a dangerous and destabilizing development. Continue reading
Oct 29 North Korea’s foreign minister visits Russia as its troops train to fight in Ukraine By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press North Korea said its top diplomat is visiting Russia in another sign of their deepening relations as rival South Korea and Western nations expressed alarm at the North’s alleged deployment of thousands of troops to support Russia’s warfighting in Ukraine. Continue reading
Oct 29 WATCH: ‘Relatively small number’ of North Korean troops in Russia’s Kursk region, Pentagon’s Ryder says By Lorne Cook, Tara Copp, Associated Press North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to train and likely fight against Ukraine within "the next several weeks," the Pentagon said Monday, in a move that Western leaders say will intensify the almost three-year war and jolt… Continue reading
Oct 28 North Korea has sent about 10,000 soldiers to Russia to fight in Ukraine, Pentagon says By Lorne Cook, Tara Copp, Associated Press It comes after NATO said some of the North Korean troops have already been deployed in the Kursk border region, where Russia has been struggling to push back a Ukrainian incursion. Continue reading
Oct 23 What would North Korean troops in Russia mean for the war with Ukraine? By Samya Kullab, Associated Press If the soldiers' goal is fighting with Russia in Ukraine, it would be the first time a third country puts boots on the ground in the war. Continue reading