South Korea: Russia supplied anti-air missiles to North in return for troops

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un pose for a photo during a signing ceremony of the new partnership in Pyongyang, North Korea (Kristina Kormilitsyna, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russia has supplied anti-air missiles to North Korea in exchange for it sending troops, a top South Korean official has said.

The US, South Korea and others say North Korea has sent more than 10,000 troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine. What Russia would give North Korea in return has been the focus of keen attention.