NATO raises alarm over North Korean troops aiding Russia in Ukraine, prompting calls for increased Western support and concerns of further escalation.
The NATO military alliance has confirmed that North Korea n troops have moved to Russia 's Kursk region, which borders Ukraine . Speaking in Brussels on October 28, NATO chief Mark Rutte called the move a 'significant escalation' in Russia 's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and said it shows Russia n President Vladimir Putin's 'desperation' after 'more than 600,000 Russia n soldiers have been killed or wounded' in the war.
“If we see troops moving in towards the front lines, they are co-belligerents in the war,” Singh said. “This is a calculation that North Korea has to make.” In his remarks, NATO chief Rutte said that North Korean troops had been deployed near Russia’s western border with Ukraine.
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