North Korea ratifies major defence treaty with Russia

FILE – Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un (Kristina Kormilitsyna, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

North Korea ratified a major defence treaty with Russia stipulating mutual military aid, the North’s state media reported on Tuesday.

It comes as the US, South Korea and Ukraine say North Korea has sent thousands of troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine.