North Korean troop claims revive talk of EU ‘boots on the ground’ in Ukraine

NORTH Korean troops scrambled to fight for desperate Vladimir Putin are reportedly fleeing from their positions before even reaching the frontlines.

Kim Yo Jong, 37, accused 'scum' South Korea of infringing the sovereignty of her repressive 'nuclear' state with drone incursions, and dismissed Kyiv and Seoul as 'bad dogs' and 'lunatics' over allegations the North is preparing for war in Ukraine.

The French president floated the proposal in February only to be quickly shot down by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who vowed no European or NATO troops would be deployed to Ukraine.

Reports of North Korean troops fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine appear to be motivating South Korea to provide weapons to the Ukrainians for the first time, which could be a boon to Kyiv at a tough moment in the grinding war.