Us Says North Korean Troops Are in Russia to Aid Fight Against Ukraine

Zelenskyy welcomes US decision to give landmines to Ukraine amid criticism from aid groups – Russia-Ukraine war live

Ukrainian president hails mines as important part of arsenal in statement; aid groups condemn ‘unethical’ decision, saying mines risk harming civilians. In a television interview in France, foreign ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Why North Korean Soldiers Are Prepared to Die in Russia

Nearly all would raise their hands to go, ex-military defectors explain, owing to regime loyalty, promise of higher status and a glimpse of the outside world.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 10

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 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

NATO responds to North Korea's troop deployment to Russia

World - Yahoo News - November 8

China uneasy with North Korean troops on Russian front lines

Deepening Moscow-Pyongyang ties could destabilise Korean peninsula and embolden US-led alliances in region

World - Financial Times - October 25

Zelenskyy urges allies to act before North Korean troops reach the front

The Biden administration said Thursday that some 8,000 North Korean soldiers are now in Russia's Kursk region near Ukraine's border.

Russia amassing tens of thousands of troops for Kursk offensive, Ukraine military chief says

Russia has prepared tens of thousands of troops for an offensive to retake the Russian region of Kursk, which Ukraine has held for months, according to Kyiv's commander-in-chief, Col. Gen. ...

Politics - The Hill - November 11

Russia deploys 50,000 troops to Kursk region ahead of planned attack, Ukraine says

Ukraine's president says the Russian military has sent some 50,000 troops to Russia's Kursk region ahead of a planned attack there. It's the same area where Ukraine launched an offensive against ...

Putin warns Russia could use its new missiles against countries allowing Ukraine to fire their missiles at Russia

World - ABC News - 2 days ago

Biden is sending aid to help Ukraine keep fighting next year, Blinken says

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the Biden administration is determined in its final months to help Ukraine keep fighting its war with Russia next year

World - ABC News - November 14

Russia claims it shot down US-made ATACMS missiles and issues nuclear threat

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday that Russia's new nuclear weapons doctrine means Ukraine's use of Western rockets "can prompt a nuclear response."

Ukraine fires US-supplied longer-range missiles into Russia, Moscow says

Missiles targeted an ammunitions depot in Bryansk region, Moscow says, with Foreign Minister Lavrov saying the US wanted to escalate the conflict.

Putin says Russia hit Ukraine with a new missile and threatens Western countries arming Ukraine

Russia did not fire an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at Ukraine on Thursday, a U.S. official and a military officer with knowledge of the matter told NBC News, disputing a claim by Kyiv.

Putin says Russia used new missile in strike on Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin says he tested a new intermediate-range missile in a strike on Ukraine. The new attack follows Ukrainian strikes on Russian soil this week that used U.S.-made ...

Putin says Russia will use experimental missile again after Ukraine strike

Ukrainian president calls testing of nuclear-capable weapon on his country’s territory an ‘international crime’. Vladimir Putin has vowed to launch more strikes using an experimental ...

World - The Guardian - 20 hours ago

What to know about Biden letting Ukraine use long-range U.S. missiles against Russia

President Biden has given Ukraine the green light to use U.S.-provided long-range missiles for strikes deep within Russian territory, a U.S. official confirmed to CBS News on Sunday. The move is a ...

Putin Lowers Nuclear Weapons Threshold After U.S. Allows Ukraine to Use Missiles Against Russia

A decree signed by the Russian leader, though long planned, came days after President Biden authorized the use of U.S.-supplied missiles by Ukraine for strikes inside Russia.

World - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Ukraine war briefing: North Korea says it will back Russia until it achieves victory

Foreign ministers’ meeting in Moscow forges closer ties amid imminent deployment of thousands of North Korean troops against Ukraine. What we know on day 983. See all our coverage of the ...

World - The Guardian - November 2