North Korean troops in Kursk a ‘significant escalation’ of Ukraine conflict, NATO’s Rutte says

The new NATO chief confirmed Pyongyang has deployed troops to the Russian border region, branding it a sign of Putin’s "growing desperation".

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00:00NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte confirms the presence of North Korean troops in the

00:07Russian border region of Kursk after a meeting with South Korea's secret services.

00:13Deployment of North Korean troops represents one, a significant escalation in the DPRK's

00:21ongoing involvement in Russia's illegal war. Two, yet another breach of UN Security Council

00:30resolutions. And three, a dangerous expansion of Russia's war.

00:37For Rutte, the Russian president's reliance on the support of third countries is a sign

00:43of Putin's desperation. Ukraine's secret services had already detected 11,000 North Korean troops

00:50training in eastern Russia. North Korea had already sent both arms and manpower to Russia.