The risk is huge' The Ukrainian foreign minister believes that the arrival of North Korean troops means "a new escalation of the war against Russia". Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Andri Sibiga, said on Saturday that the involvement of North Korean troops alongside Russia in the war in Ukraine poses a "huge threat" of escalation of the conflict.

U krainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said North Korea is preparing to send 10,000 troops to help Russia’s war on Ukraine, in a sign of deepening military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang.

North Korea "is getting involved in the war" with Ukraine and is preparing tens of thousands of soldiers to fight alongside Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday, in what would be a widening of the war at a moment when Kyiv and Moscow are looking for new ways to refill their ranks.