The United States has for the first time confirmed that North Korean troops are in Russia ¡ª possibly to join Moscow¡¯s war against Ukraine ¡ª a ¡°very, very serious¡± move that U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said would have ramifications for both Europe and Asia.
¡°There is evidence that there are DPRK troops in Russia,¡± said Austin, who was traveling in Rome. The DPRK is the acronym for the North¡¯s formal name, the Democratic People¡¯s Republic of Korea.
But the U.S. defense chief and other officials said that it remained to be seen what exactly the North Korean troops would be doing in Russia.
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