South Korea's Yoon, Trudeau warn over North Korea role in Ukraine war

30/10/2024 12:49

        Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the deployment of North Korean troops in the Ukraine conflict will likely escalate the war waged by Russia, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's office said on Wednesday after a phone call between the leaders.
        
        According to Yoon's office, the war will leave a greater impact on the security environment of Europe and the Indo-Pacific, Trudeau said, proposing closer cooperation between the two countries on the developing situation.
        
        The United States confirmed on Tuesday some North Korean soldiers were in the Kursk region, a Russian border area where Ukrainian forces staged a major incursion in August and hold hundreds of square kilometres of territory.
        
        The Pentagon said, a couple of thousand more were heading there.
        
        South Korean officials have said some of the North Korean troops may have been moved to the frontline and expressed worry about what Russia may be providing to Pyongyang in return.