Vladimir Putin avoid claims that North Korea has sent troops to Russia, and insists that Moscow must enforce its mutual defense clause with Pyongyang. In his closing speech at BRICS Summitheld this Thursday in Kazan, accused the West of escalating the war in Ukraine and stated that they were “living in illusions” if they thought they could inflict strategic defeat on Russia.
The United States says it has seen evidence that North Korea has sent 3,000 troops to Russia for possible deployment to Ukrainea move that could pose fundamental challenges for Kyiv, due to labor shortages.