South Korea says North Korea troop dispatch to Russia is 'grave security threat'

18/10/2024 18:10

        South Korea believes North Korea has sent troops to Russia, marking a grave security threat to the international community that Seoul will respond to with all available means, the presidential office said in a statement on Friday.
        
        Separately, South Korea's spy agency said the North was participating in the war in Ukraine and had decided to send 12,000 troops, including a special forces unit, Yonhap news agency reported.
        
        It said, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol held an unscheduled security meeting with key intelligence, military and national security officials to discuss North Korean troops' involvement in Russia's war against Ukraine.