President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on Ukraine's partners for a clear and strong response to the involvement of North Korean forces in Russia's war against Ukraine. Source: President's evening address Details: Zelenskyy described the criminal alliance between Russia and North Korea as a new threat and expressed gratitude to the leaders and representatives of nations "who are not turning a blind eye and are speaking openly about this cooperation aimed at increasing the scale of the war".

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday he was seeking a strong reaction from countries who have acknowledged that North Korea is becoming more involved in Russia's more than 2-1/2-year-old war against Ukraine.

South Korean intelligence has found that North Korea has dispatched 12,000 troops including special operation forces to support Russia’s war against Ukraine, news reports said Friday, a development that could bring a third country into the war and intensify a standoff between North Korea and the West.