In his daily video message on Sunday, the Ukrainian president said: “We see an increasing alliance between Russia and regimes like North Korea. It is no longer just about transferring weapons. It is actually about transferring people from North Korea to the occupying military forces.”

Zelensky’s allegation comes amid an increasingly friendly relationship between Moscow and Pyongyang. Russian President Vladimir Putin visited North Korea in June – the first visit of its kind for more than two decades – and Western observers have wondered how heavily North Korea has assisted Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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    It will be interesting to see if N. Koreans start defecting after fighting for Russia.

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      North Korean soldiers are already defecting in their own country… Let’s see what they do in Russia… Putin hate defectors and the end is very deadly

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      I’m guessing that’s part of why they just blew up a bunch of roads between the two countries.