They’re already there. On Wednesday, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin confirmed that North Korean troops are in Russia, backing up earlier reports from South Korean intelligence. This news came as Ukrainian intelligence officials warned that thousands of North Korean soldiers will soon be deployed to Kursk, near Russian territory that Ukrainian forces captured in August. What do North Korean soldiers and weapons mean for Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine? What does North Korea get in return? And how does China view all this? Atlantic Council experts explain below.
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