S. Korea could deploy troops to Ukraine to help against N. Koreans: Report

[KARAH RUCKER]

SOUTH KOREA COULD REPORTEDLY SEND TROOPS AND INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL TO UKRAINE FOLLOWING REVELATIONS NORTH KOREA IS DEPLOYING SOLDIERS TO FIGHT ALONGSIDE RUSSIAN FORCES.

SOUTH KOREAN MEDIA REPORTED MONDAY THE MILITARY MAY SEND INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE NORTH’S MILITARY TACTICS, DOCTRINE AND OPERATIONS. 

SOUTH KOREANS IN UKRAINE WOULD POTENTIALLY INTERROGATE OR INTERPRET FOR NORTH KOREAN SOLDIERS TAKEN PRISONER BY UKRAINIAN FORCES.

THE SOUTH’S DEFENSE MINISTRY ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED IT’S CONSIDERING SENDING WEAPONS TO KYIV. SEOUL HAS HELPED UKRAINE WITH HUMANITARIAN AID AS THE WAR HAS DRAGGED ON.

THE REPORTS COME AFTER SOUTH KOREAN INTELLIGENCE SAYS NORTH KOREA PLANS ON SENDING 12-THOUSAND SPECIAL FORCES TO ASSIST RUSSIA.

SOUTH KOREA’S DEFENSE MINISTRY SAID IT TALKED WITH THE U-S MONDAY.

THE WHITE HOUSE CLAIMED IT COULDN’T CONFIRM REPORTS OF NORTH KOREAN TROOPS IN RUSSIA BUT SAYS IT “WOULD MARK A DANGEROUS DEVELOPMENT” IN THE WAR. 

PYONGYANG IS NEITHER DENYING NOR CONFIRMING ACCUSATIONS OF TROOP DEPLOYMENTS IN RUSSIA.

THE KREMLIN MONDAY REFUSED TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT NORTH KOREAN SOLDIERS ROLE IN RUSSIA’S WAR AGAINST UKRAINE. 

SAYING, “WE SEE A LOT OF CONTRADICTORY INFORMATION” FROM SEOUL AND THE UNITED STATES.

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