North Korean troops in Ukraine would be escalation, France warns

French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot, left, and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha speak during a joint press conference in Kyiv on Oct. 19, 2024.

The involvement of North Korean regular troops to support Russia's invasion of Ukraine would be a serious escalation of the war, France and Ukraine's foreign ministers said at a joint press conference in Kyiv on Saturday.