South Korea on Monday demanded the immediate pullout of North Korean troops allegedly deployed in Russia as it summoned the Russian ambassador to protest deepening military cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow.
South Korea’s spy agency said Friday it had confirmed North Korea sent 1,500 special operation forces to Russia to support Moscow’s war against Ukraine. Ukraine Prez Zelensky earlier said his govt had intelligence that 10,000 North Korea soldiers were being prepared to join Russian forces.
During a meeting with Russian envoy Georgy Zinoviev, vice foreign minister Kim Hong Kyun said South Korea in collaboration with global community will mobilise all means to deal with an act that threatens its national security interests.