A South Korean delegation will visit Ukraine in the second part of the week to share information about North Korean troops in Russia and discuss cooperation, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on October 28, l Yonhap News Agency.

Yoon’s comments shortly after NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte confirmed on October 28, North Korea had sent troops to Russia following a meeting with South Korean defense and intelligence officials.

“I hope that under the leadership of Secretary General Rutte, NATO will redouble its efforts to monitor and block illegal exchanges between Russia and North Korea, in the spirit of solidarity and coordination,” Yoon said.

North Korea and Russia have strengthened ties since the start of the full-scale war, including signing a new mutual defense agreement. Ukraine and Western governments have already accused North Korea of ​​supplying weapons to Russia – allegations denied by Pyongyang and Moscow.

North Korea’s growing support for Russia’s war, including sending troops, has sparked discussions in South Korea about revising internal legislation to allow military supplies to Ukraine.

Yoon added that the South Korean delegation will brief the EU Political and Security Committee on October 29, after which it will travel to Ukraine to meet with intelligence and defense officials to exchange information on the spot. battle and explore cooperative measures.

“This is a serious situation in which the actual deployment of North Korean troops to the front lines in Ukraine may take place earlier than expected,” Yoon commented.

President Volodymyr Zelensky warned earlier this month that Russia intends to deploy North Korean troops on the battlefield in the coming days. Ukrainian military intelligence reported on October 24 that approximately 12,000 North Korean troops, including 500 officers and three generalswere already in Russia and undergoing training at five military bases.

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