The United States and South Korea call on the DPRK to withdraw its troops from Russia

The heads of the defense ministries of the United States and South Korea have called on North Korea to withdraw its troops from Russia, where, according to Washington, about 10,000 Pyongyang army personnel are stationed.

Written by UNN with reference to the Associated Press.

I urge them to withdraw their troops from Russia... (The United States) will continue to work with allies and partners to prevent Russia from using these troops in combat

Thus, the official complemented the call of his South Korean counterpart Kim Yong-hyun.

The Pentagon said the day before that a “small number” of North Korean troops have already been deployed in the Kursk region of Russia, where Ukrainian forces have been waging a ground offensive since August.

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