Ukraine, North Korea and Lloyd Austin
Austin arrives in Kyiv as reports swirl of North Korean special forces joining Russian troops in Ukraine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced visit today, as a flurry of reports — including from South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency — indicated that North Korea dispatched a contingent of elite troops to Ukraine to fight alongside Russian forces in Ukraine.
Lloyd Austin visits Ukraine as Zelensky warns of 'clear' North Korea threat
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Kyiv, Ukraine, early on Monday morning for his third visit to the country since Russia's full-scale invasion began in 2022.
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Explainer: What we know about North Korean troops joining Russia’s war in Ukraine
Officials in Ukraine and South Korea have accused North Korea of dispatching troops, estimated to number in the thousands perhaps, to aid Russia in the war in Ukraine.
North Korea sends 1,500 troops to aid Russia’s war in Ukraine, South Korea’s spy agency says
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.
North Korea said to be sending thousands of troops to help Russia in Ukraine war
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 say.
Austin Arrives in Kyiv in Support of Ukraine’s War Effort
Austin III made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Monday to bolster support for the war effort as Ukrainian forces steadily lose ground to Russian troops and allies stop short of fully endorsing Ukraine’s latest plan to end the conflict.
Pentagon chief Austin visits Kyiv for talks on how to keep supporting Ukraine’s fight against Russia
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced visit Monday, hours after a Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian capital and as Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pushes Western partners to keep providing military support for the war.
Zelensky calls for ‘strong response’ from allies to North Korean involvement in Ukraine war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for a "strong response" from international partners to North Korea's ...
Ukraine, South Korea say North Korean troops poised to fight with Russia
Ukrainian officials, including Kyiv's top diplomat, and South Korea's intelligence agency say North Korea is deploying ...
South Korea calls for immediate withdrawal of North Korean troops allegedly in Russia
South Korea has summoned the Russian ambassador to demand the immediate pullout of North Korean troops allegedly deployed in ...
NATO's Rutte: North Korea sending troops to Ukraine would escalate conflict
If North Korea were to send troops to Ukraine to fight on Russia's behalf it would significantly escalate the conflict, NATO ...
NATO Secretary General on reports of possible deployment of North Korean troops to Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has spoken with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol regarding reports of the possible ...
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North Korea troops readying for Ukraine combat: South Korea
SEOUL, Oct 18 (Reuters) — North Korea has shipped 1,500 special forces troops to Russia’s far east for training and ...
South Korea summons Russian envoy to protest North Korea troop dispatch
South Korea's foreign ministry summoned the Russian ambassador in Seoul to protest on Monday over what it has called the ...
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Zelenskyy urges partners to respond to North Korea’s entry into Russo-Ukrainian war: We must resist
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on Ukraine's partners for a clear and strong response to the involvement of North ...