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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Justin McCurry in Tokyo

North Korea preparing to send more troops to Ukraine war, says South Korea

Person crouched down in snow next to damaged tree trunk
An image published by Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said to be of a North Korean soldier sent to fight for Russia. Photograph: EyePress News/Rex/Shutterstock

North Korea is preparing to send more soldiers to fight in the Ukraine war, military officials in South Korea have said, despite reports of heavy casualties among troops from the communist state who have already been sent to the battlefield.

The claim that Pyongyang could be planning to increase its support for the Kremlin came as Donald Trump suggested he would attempt to rekindle his relationship with Kim Jong-un, describing the North Korean leader as a “smart guy” in an interview with Fox News.

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