North Korea's Troop Deployment Sparks International Condemnation and Security Alarm

Top South Korean and European Union officials have condemned North Korea's deployment of troops to Russia to aid in the Ukraine conflict. They agreed to counteract further military cooperation between Russia and North Korea. The U.S. reported North Korea's troop movements and Ukraine seeks international intervention.

In a bold political move, North Korea's deployment of troops to Russia has drawn sharp rebukes from South Korean and European Union officials. This action, designed to aid Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine, threatens to escalate tensions and destabilize regional security.

The South Korean Defense Minister, Kim Yong Hyun, and the EU foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, meeting in Seoul, voiced their strong opposition to North Korea's military involvement. According to the South Korean Defense Ministry, they committed to join forces with the international community to halt North Korea's progressive military alignment with Russia.

The United States recently disclosed that nearly 8,000 North Korean soldiers are positioned near Ukraine's border. With North Korea's potential contribution marking its first large-scale conflict engagement since the Korean War, international leaders, including Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, urge for decisive global actions to impede North Korea's wartime intervention.

(With inputs from agencies.)