US says North Korean troops ‘fair game’ if deployed to fight in Ukraine

Ukraine's intelligence services have released audio of what they claim to be Russian troops complaining about the arrival of North Korean fighters and squabbling about how they will be equipped.

Putin’s desperate move to throw North Korean troops into Ukraine won’t bring the battlefield gains he thinks

The potential responses of NATO countries to North Korea sending its troops to Russia to participate in the war against Ukraine are limited but may include at least two options.

A Russian ally providing direct military support for its illegal invasion of Ukraine would be an escalation of the war.