Zelenskyy says Russia seeks 30,000 more North Korean troops

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has claimed that Russia is preparing to receive an additional 30,000 North Korean troops.

Local experts say frontline deployment is unlikely despite growing Pyongyang-Moscow military ties.

In a social media post on Saturday, Zelenskyy claimed that Russia wants another 30,000 North Korean soldiers, and that preparations have been underway in Russia’s Voronezh region to receive them since June.

The Ukrainian leader added that North Korea was also preparing ...