South Korea says North troop dispatch to Russia is 'grave security threat'

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un meets with Sergei Shoigu, secretary of the Security Council of Russia, in this photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency, Sept. 14, 2024. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un meets with Sergei Shoigu, secretary of the Security Council of Russia, in this photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency, Sept. 14, 2024.

South Korea said on Friday that it believes North Korea has sent troops to Russia, marking a grave security threat to the international community that Seoul will respond to with all available means, the presidential office said in a statement.