Nato confirms North Korean has sent troops to help Russia in Ukraine war

Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte said the move marked a ‘significant escalation’ (AP)

Nato has confirmed that North Korean troops have been sent to Russia to aid in its war against Ukraine and that some have already been deployed in Russia’s Kursk region, where Russia is fighting a Ukrainian incursion.

Secretary-General Mark Rutte told reporters: “Today, I can confirm that North Korean troops have been sent to Russia, and that North Korean military units have been deployed to the Kursk region.”