NATO, Pentagon confirm deployment of North Korean troops to Russia
Al Jazeera
The confirmation comes after Ukrainian military intelligence had recorded the presence of North Korean units in Russia’s Kursk region.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has confirmed that North Korean troops have been deployed to Russia days after Ukrainian military intelligence recorded the presence of North Korean units in the Kursk border region.
The Ukrainian military has been operating in the Kursk region since staging a major incursion in August.
Rutte said on Monday that the move represented “a significant escalation” of Pyongyang’s involvement in “Russia’s illegal war” in Ukraine, a breach of United Nations Security Council resolutions and a “dangerous expansion” of the conflict.
“The deepening military cooperation between Russia and North Korea is a threat to both Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic security,” Rutte told reporters after NATO officials and diplomats were briefed by a South Korean delegation.
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol sounded the alarm about the troops during telephone calls with Rutte and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and added that Seoul would continue to consult closely with NATO.
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