Yoon Holds Emergency Meeting on North Korea Troops Aiding Russia
- South Korean leader says the deployment poses a serious threat
- Zelenskiy warns North Korea may send 10,000 troops to Ukraine
Yoon Suk Yeol
Photographer: Nhac Nguyen/AFP/Getty ImagesSouth Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol convened an emergency security meeting on Friday to discuss the deployment of North Korean combat troops to help Russia’s war efforts in Ukraine.
The meeting “shared information on the recent movement of North Korean troops into Russia and their support for the war,” according to a statement from Yoon’s office. It didn’t specify how many personnel were sent or what their roles were.
