Zelenskyy says North Korea is sending troops to help Russia in Ukraine

[LAUREN TAYLOR]

UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY SAYS NORTH KOREAN TROOPS ARE FIGHTING ALONGSIDE RUSSIAN FORCES IN UKRAINE.

SEEMINGLY CONFIRMING EARLIER REPORTS ON DEEPENING TIES BETWEEN THE ALLIES.

IN HIS ADDRESS SUNDAY, ZELENSKYY SAID THERE IS AN “INCREASING ALLIANCE” BETWEEN MOSCOW AND PYONGYANG, WHICH HAVE ALREADY ENTERED AN ARMS AND TECH AGREEMENT. NOW HE SAYS THE KIM REGIME IS SENDING TROOPS AS WELL.

RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN VISITED PYONGYANG IN JUNE TO ANNOUNCE STRONGER TIES AND A DEFENSE TREATY WITH NORTH KOREA– INCLUDING AN AGREEMENT TO DEFEND EACH OTHER IN THE EVENT ONE IS ATTACKED.

A UKRAINIAN MILITARY OFFICIAL TOLD THE WASHINGTON POST LAST WEEK, “SEVERAL THOUSAND” NORTH KOREAN SOLDIERS ARE TRAINING IN RUSSIA AND COULD BE SENT TO THE FRONT LINES OF THE WAR BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

SOUTH KOREA PREVIOUSLY CALLED THE REPORTS OF NORTH KOREAN TROOPS HELPING RUSSIA “HIGHLY LIKELY.” 

NORTH KOREA DENIED THE ALLEGATIONS AND THE KREMLIN CALLED THEM “ANOTHER HOAX.”

ZELENSKYY ALSO USED SUNDAY’S ADDRESS TO CALL FOR MORE SUPPORT FROM WESTERN ALLIES AS RUSSIAN FORCES MAKE SLOW PROGRESS IN EASTERN UKRAINE. REPEATING HIS PLEA FOR THE U-S AND OTHER NATIONS TO LIFT RESTRICTIONS ON USING THEIR WEAPONS TO STRIKE DEEP INTO RUSSIA. 

THIS IS A STORY WE’LL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW– AND YOU CAN TOO.

JUST DOWNLOAD THE STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS APP OR VISIT SAN DOT COM.

FOR STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS– I’M LAUREN TAYLOR.