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Putin orders army expansion amid North Korean troop deployment warning
Original: Putin orders army expansion as Zelenskyy warns Russia preparing to deploy 10,000 North Korean troops
Vladimir Putin has ordered an expansion of the Russian army, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Russia is preparing to deploy 10,000 North Korean troops to the front. The moves point to a further escalation of the war in Ukraine, with Russia increasingly drawing on external manpower as the conflict grinds on. Zelenskyy urged Western allies to respond to what he described as a dangerous deepening of cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang.
Why now: Reports of North Korean troops joining Russia's war effort mark a significant escalation that raises fresh concerns about the conflict widening
Vladimir PutinVolodymyr ZelenskyyRussiaUkraineNorth Korea
Evidence
- Putin orders army expansion as Zelenskyy warns Russia preparing to deploy 10,000 North Korean troops · CNBC
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