North Korean Troops Are Already in Russia Lloyd Austin Confirms

South and North Korea troops potentially entering Ukraine war unlikely to stoke regional conflict, analysts say

The U.S. has confirmed that North Korean troops have been sent to Russia, with Ukraine President Zelenskyy pegging the North Korean troop count at 12,000.

Business - CNBC - October 25

North Korea sends foreign minister to Russia as its troops train to fight in Ukraine

North Korea said Tuesday its top diplomat is visiting Russia in another sign of their deepening relations as rival South Korea and Western nations expressed alarm at the North’s alleged deployment ...

World - ABC News - October 29

North Korea launches test missile as troops head to Ukraine border from Russia

North Korea tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile Thursday as more details emerge of its troops in Russian uniform headed toward Ukraine. CBS News senior national security correspondent ...

South Korea says Russia supplied air defense missiles to North Korea in return for its troops

A top South Korean official says Russia has supplied air defense missile systems to North Korea in exchange for Pyongyang sending troops

World - ABC News - Yesterday

Austin says Putin lowering the nuclear threshold is 'dangerous behavior'

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke exclusively with NBC News’ Courtney Kube about Russian President Putin lowering the threshold for using nuclear weapons and called Putin's behavior ...

Putin receives North Korean foreign minister in the Kremlin

World - Yahoo News - November 4

Putin gifts lion and bears to North Korean zoo

Russia has gifted more than 70 animals to the Pyongyang Zoo, building on the growing bilateral cooperation and friendship between the nations of recent months.

Politics - NBC News - 3 days ago

Ukraine says it fought N Korean troops for first time

Defence Minister Rustem Umerov said a "small group" of North Korean soldiers were attacked.

Zelensky says Russia has 50,000 troops in Kursk

Ukraine's president says the incursion is limiting the forces Moscow can deploy inside his country.

Ukraine demands Western response to possible North Korean deployment

World - Yahoo News - October 26

White House 'strongly condemns' North Korean missile test

The White House on Wednesday warned North Korea "needlessly" raised tensions with the test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. A spokesperson for the national security council said the ...

Politics - The Hill - October 31

About 8,000 North Korean soldiers at Ukraine border, says US

Antony Blinken warns that Russia is preparing to deploy the troops into combat ‘in the coming days’. About 8,000 North Korean soldiers are stationed in Russia on the border with Ukraine, the US ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

North Koreans days away from entering fight in Ukraine

{beacon} Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story North Koreans days away from entering fight in Ukraine ...

Politics - The Hill - October 31

South Korea divided over arming Ukraine after North Korean deployment

Seoul views Pyongyang’s troops in Russia and possible technology transfers as direct security risk

World - Financial Times - November 1

North Korea accused of GPS jamming attacks on South Korean ships and aircraft

Seoul’s military says several vessels and dozens of civilian planes disrupted, a week after Pyongyang fired what it called its most powerful solid-fuel ICBM missile. North Korea staged GPS jamming ...

World - The Guardian - November 9

Ukraine war briefing: North Korean soldiers ‘fighting in Russian elite units’

South Korean MP on intelligence committee says North has also shipped more arms to Russia; US and UK slam Russia’s ‘irresponsible’ nuclear rhetoric. What we know on day 1,001 Continue reading...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

North Korea Sent a Mystery Man to Lead Its Troops Fighting Ukraine

In a country that fetes its military elites like celebrities, Col. Gen. Kim Yong Bok was rarely seen in public. Until he was chosen to lead Pyongyang’s troops sent to aid Russia.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 3 days ago

North Korea confirms it has tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile

World - ABC News - October 30

The Russia-Ukraine War Intensifies, With Drone Attacks, Foreign Troops and Record Losses

The surge in fighting occurs as President-elect Donald Trump pledges to end the conflict.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 10

Russia masses troops for major counteroffensive; Kremlin denies Trump-Putin call

Russia has massed “tens of thousands of troops” as part of a major effort to retake land in its Kursk region that was seized by Ukraine, according to the commander in chief of Kyiv's armed forces.

North Korea ratifies major defense treaty with Russia

North Korea says it has ratified a major defense treaty with Russia stipulating mutual military aid

World - ABC News - November 12

Will Belarus join North Korea in fighting Russia’s war?

Russia is getting impatient and desperate, and it may use forceful tactics to have Belarus enter the invasion.

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

North Korea and Russia agree to expand their economic cooperation

North Korea and Russia reached a new agreement for expanding economic cooperation at talks in Pyongyang this week

World - ABC News - 2 days ago

Russia Gifts Bears and a Lion to North Korea

Vladimir Putin also presented a lion to Pyongyang Zoo, one of the more than 70 animals he sent as an emblem of the deepening friendship between the two nations.

World - The New York Times - Yesterday

Ukraine's surrender hotline is tempting North Koreans to desert, promising they'll be well fed

World - Yahoo News - October 28

Ukraine war briefing: western allies’ response to North Korean deployment is ‘zero’, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian president warns that if west fails to respond adequately more North Korean troops will be sent to its border. What we know on day 982. See all our coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war ...

World - The Guardian - November 1

South Korean military says North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea

World - ABC News - November 4

North Korean GPS manipulation disrupted dozens of planes and vessels, South Korea says

South Korea’s military says North Korea has disrupted GPS signals from border areas for a second-straight day on Saturday

World - ABC News - November 9

North Korean GPS manipulation disrupted dozens of planes and vessels, South Korea says

South Korea’s military said North Korea disrupted GPS signals from border areas for the second-straight day on Saturday, affecting an unspecified number of flights and vessel operations.

North Korean Troops Are Already in Russia Lloyd Austin Confirms

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