USA claim:

Have evidence of North Koreans in Russia

The deployment of troops to Russia is also an important topic in the South Korean media.

(Bild: APA/AP)

The USA has confirmed the South Korean secret service's warning that over 1000 North Korean soldiers are in Russia for training. Defense Minister Lloyd Austin spoke of "evidence". However, it was still unclear exactly what they were doing there. "We still have to find out," said Austin.

Last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi had even spoken of 10,000 North Koreans who were being prepared to fight alongside Russia in the war against Ukraine. According to South Korean MPs, the soldiers are to be trained to operate drones.

"Evidence videos" on social media
At the same time, numerous videos surfaced on social media showing the arrival and training of North Korean soldiers in Russia (see videos below). 

Berlin: "Threat to the European security order"
The German Foreign Office has summoned North Korea's chargé d'affaires in Berlin due to Russia's support for the war of aggression against Ukraine. "If the reports about North Korean soldiers in Ukraine are true and North Korea is also supporting the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine with troops, this would be serious and a violation of #internationallaw," the German ministry wrote on Platform X. Supporting Russia's war of aggression "also directly threatens Germany's security and the European peace order".

The regime in Pyongyang is already massively supporting the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine with weapons and ammunition. According to the South Korean secret service, the internationally largely isolated country is primarily supplying artillery shells and short-range missiles. However, both Russia and North Korea deny possible arms deliveries.

North Korea rejects reports of troop deployments
The North Korean regime also denies reports of troop deployments. The accusations made by South Korea were aimed at "damaging the reputation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and undermining the legitimate and friendly relations between two sovereign states", said the North Korean representative at a UN General Assembly committee meeting in New York on Monday.