A North Korean soldier’s plea for asylum in South Korea could force Pyongyang to reconsider its involvement in the Ukraine war and complicate Seoul-Moscow ties.
South Korea’s spy agency says North Korea appears to have sent additional troops to Russia, after its soldiers deployed on the Russian-Ukraine fronts suffered heavy casualties
North Korea has sent more soldiers to Russia and re-deployed several to the frontline in Kursk, Seoul's spy agency told AFP on Thursday.