Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy talks during a joint press conference with European Parliament President Roberta Metsola in Kyiv Ukraine, on May 9, 2024.Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Zelenskyy says 10,000 North Koreans could join Russian forces in Ukraine as he pushes 'Victory Plan’

Ukrainian leader's comments raised the stakes for his Western allies

by · National Post

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday his government has intelligence information that 10,000 troops from North Korea are being prepared to join Russian forces fighting against his country, warning that a third nation wading into the hostilities would turn the conflict into a “world war.”

Zelenskyy did not go into detail about the claim that came a day after U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said that Washington and its allies are alarmed by North Korea’s military support for Russia’s war in Ukraine but couldn’t confirm Ukrainian claims that soldiers were sent to fight for Moscow.

Canada pledges Ukraine aid, plan to buy submarines as NATO spending questions dog PMWASHINGTON — Canada will provide another $500 million in military assistance to Ukraine as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set have a one-on-one discussion with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the NATO summit in Washington, D.C.Kelly Geraldine Malone, 10 Jul 2024Senior US official warns of North Korean nuclear threats and help for RussiaU.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said Wednesday that Washington and its allies are “alarmed” by North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats as well as its increasing military support for Russia’s war in Ukraine, but said he couldn’t confirm Ukrainian claims that Pyongyang was also sending soldiers to fight for Moscow.Kim Tong-hyung, 16 Oct 2024