The White House claim comes after South Korea said Pyongyang had sent 3,000 troops to help Russia in its war against Ukraine and is planning to send thousands more.
The US says it has evidence that North Korea has sent at least 3,000 troops to Russia - adding there is a 'highly concerning probability' they will fight in Ukraine. US defence secretary Lloyd Austin called the deployment a 'next step' after North Korea previously provided Russia with arms, adding that Pyongyang could face consequences for aiding Moscow directly. He did not provide details, saying analysts were assessing the situation.
secretary-general Mark Rutte said on Tuesday that North Korea's decision to send troops to Ukraine would mark a 'significant escalation'. He added that he had asked South Korea's president to send experts to Brussels next week to brief the military alliance. In a further development, Germany said it had summoned North Korea's top diplomat in Berlin over the troop deployment claims. North Korea has 1.
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