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A pair of soldiers can be heard bellyaching about the so-called 'K-battalion' Ukraine's intelligence services have released audio of what they claim to be Russian troops complaining about the arrival of North Korean fighters and squabbling about how they will be equipped. In one recording, a pair of soldiers can be heard bellyaching about the so-called 'K battalion', referring to them as 'f***ing Chinese' and declaring one of his fellow servicemen had said 'who knows what the f*** we're supposed to do with them'. Another clip obtained by Ukraine's Defence Intelligence (GUR) appeared to expose the lack of communication and...

Any decision to send North Korean troops to Russia would be in line with international law, Pyongyang has said amid reports that its soldiers could reach the front lines of the war in Ukraine as early as this weekend. This is a developing story.

SEOUL, South Korea – With Russian President Vladimir Putin de facto confirming multiple signals of a North Korean troop presence in Russia and indications rising of their deployment to the war-torn Kursk oblast, Seoul is caught in a bind. Russia’s State Duma on Thursday ratified a North Korean-Russian strategic partnership that was agreed in Pyongyang in June. On the same day, Mr. Putin addressed the issue of images of North Korean troops in Russia that have appeared online. Though North Korea’s United Nations representative in New York called the troop deployment claims “groundless rumors,” Mr. Putin, speaking at a press...