MOSCOW — Russia moved to ratify a key defense treaty with North Korea on Thursday, while South Korea warned it would not 'sit idle' if Pyongyang deployed thousands of its troops to help Moscow fight Ukraine.
MOSCOW — Russia moved to ratify a key defense treaty with North Korea on Thursday, while South Korea warned it would not 'sit idle' if Pyongyang deployed thousands of its troops to help Moscow fight Ukraine.Seoul's spy agency says thousands of North Korean soldiers are currently training in Russia and are likely to be deployed to the front lines in Ukraine soon, with thousands more to be sent by December.
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a joint press conference with Polish President Andrzej Duda at the Presidential Office in the capital Seoul on Oct. 24, 2024. AFP PHOTOThe accord will be now sent to the upper chamber, the Federation Council, for its approval.Both chambers act as rubber stamps for the Kremlin.The West believes North Korea is already giving Moscow weapons to use in its war in Ukraine.
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