North Korea's Choe Son Hui was in Moscow as the West believes up to 10,000 North Korean troops are training in Russia

North Korea pledges support to Russia in Ukraine conflict, deepening ties amid Western reports of troop deployment.

WASHINGTON—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…

BEIJING: China on Friday (Nov 1) insisted that growing ties between Pyongyang and Moscow were not its concern, after the United States warned up to 8,000 North Korean troops have reached Russia's border region trained and ready for combat with Ukraine. "North Korea and Russia are two independent sovereign

MOSCOW: North Korea will stand by Russia until its "victory" in Ukraine, Pyongyang's foreign minister said in Moscow amid growing fears the reclusive country will enter the Ukraine conflict.

Washington: As many as 8,000 North Korean troops have been deployed to Russia's western front-line Kursk region and are expected to enter into combat "in

As many as 8,000 North Korean troops are being deployed to Kursk, US officials said on Thursday.While they're not fighting yet, the US expects

Russia’s top diplomat is hosting his North Korean counterpart for talks amid reports that Pyongyang has sent thousands of troops to Russia to support its military in the war in Ukraine.

North Korea Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui's visit to Moscow and her meeting with Russia's counterpart came on the heels of the Pentagon's statement that North Korea has deployed about 10,000 troops to Russia to fight against Ukraine within “the next several weeks.”

North Korea will back Russia until it achieves victory in the Ukraine war, Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui has said at talks in Moscow with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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.

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

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…

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.

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.

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…

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

RFE/RL's Ukraine Live Briefing gives you the latest developments on Russia's ongoing invasion, Western military aid, global reaction, and the plight of civilians. The Live Briefing presents the latest developments and analysis, updated throughout the day.

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.

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…