The United States said that up to 8,000 North Korean troops have reached Russia’s border region with Ukraine trained and ready for combat days before the U.S. election.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Thursday revealed that approximately 10,000 North Korean soldiers are currently in Russia, with around 8,000 deployed in the Kursk region.

American agencies have assessed that China dislikes the growing partnership between Russia and North Korea. The State Department has raised the troop issue with Chinese diplomats.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned that Russia is preparing to deploy the North Korean troops into combat “in the coming days”, adding that the use of North Korean troops is a sign of desperation…

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. The new figure is a dramatic increase from a day earlier, when Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin would only…

KYIV: Ukraine's Western allies have not adequately responded to the involvement of North Korean troops in Russia's war with Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview released on Thursday (Oct 31). The comments came after the

Thousands of North Korean soldiers have massed on Ukraine’s border and are preparing to enter the country, the White House has said.

According to the Ukrainian agency Ukrinform, North Korean soldiers have reportedly arrived in Donetsk, although this claim has not yet been confirmed by other sources. Andriy Kovalenko, the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, stated in a television interview that the North Korean military personnel are stationed in Russian-occupied areas of the Donetsk region.

US and South Korean defense ministers Lloyd Austin and Kim Yong-hyun have urged North Korea to pull its troops out of Russia, with reports indicating that around 10,000 North Korean soldiers are stationed there for potential engagement against Ukrainian forces, according to AFP. The deepening political and military ties between Russia and North Korea amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine raise significant international concerns, particularly regarding the potential deployment of North Korean troops in combat against Ukraine.

Ukraine's government has named three North Korean generals it says are accompanying the thousands of Korean People's Army (KPA) troops deployed to Russia in aid of Moscow's war in Ukraine. In a st

The US and South Korea have urged North Korea to withdraw its troops from Russia. Meanwhile a Russian guided bomb hit a high-rise building in Kharkiv, killing two, including a child, local officials say. Follow DW.

Ukraine's Western allies have not adequately responded to the involvement of North Korean troops in Russia's war with Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said in an interview.

The deployment of up to 12,000 North Korean troops to Russia is a key topic as U.S. and South Korean leaders meet in Washington.

WASHINGTON: The US and South Korean defence chiefs on Wednesday (Oct 30) called for North Korea to withdraw its troops from Russia, where Washington says some 10,000 of them have been deployed for possible

The United States and South Korea on Wednesday urged North Korea to withdraw its troops from Russia, expressing concerns that they could be deployed in the Ukraine conflict. Russian UN envoy Vassily…

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday that North Korean troops wearing Russian uniforms and carrying Russian equipment are moving to the Kursk region near Ukraine, in what he called a dangerous and destabilizing development. Austin was speaking at a press conference in Washington with South Korean Defense Minister Kim…

China and Russia discuss Ukraine crisis amid tensions with North Korea, as US and South Korea express concerns.

North Korean troops wearing Russian uniforms and carrying Russian equipment are moving into Ukraine, U.S. officials say.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said North Korean troops wearing Russian uniforms and carrying Russian equipment are moving to the Kursk region near Ukraine.

North Korea’s top diplomat is set to hold talks in Moscow on Wednesday following reports that Pyongyang has sent thousands of troops to Russia to support its action in Ukraine.

North Korea's top diplomat in Moscow amid reports of troop deployment to Russia, raising concerns of global security implications.

China's response to Russia's growing influence over North Korea and its leader, Kim Jong Un, likely combines "exasperation" and "panic" as Beijing appears to be losing control over its client state, according to former U.S. policy and intelligence officials. They noted that the explicit...

South Korea is considering dispatching a team of military monitors to Ukraine following reports of North Korean troop deployments to Russia. Meanwhile, Moscow claims to have captured another village in eastern Ukraine.

“It’s opened a new page in this war,” the Ukrainian leader said.