SEOUL — South Korea's military said Friday it believes North Korea is planning to send additional troops to Russia after its soldiers fighting in Ukraine suffered heavy casualties.
SEOUL — South Korea's military said Friday it believes North Korea is planning to send additional troops to Russia after its soldiers fighting in Ukraine suffered heavy casualties.South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff also said in a report distributed to journalists that North Korea is continuing its preparations to test-fire an intercontinental ballistic missile intended to reach the United States.
The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said that North Korea is believed to be accelerating preparations to send more troops to Russia, without saying how it reached the assessment.Deepening military ties between North Korea and Russia could embolden Kim over his dealings with the US and South Korea.In a major political conference last month, Kim recently vowed to implement the 'toughest' anti-US policy.
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