Japan’s foreign minister has arrived in Kyiv to discuss North Korea’s deepening military alliance with Russia, including the deployment of thousands of troops to support Moscow’s war in Ukraine

North Korea is considering sending up to 100,000 soldiers to support Russia on the front lines in its conflict against Ukraine. Intelligence data, as reported by Bloomberg, suggests this plan. Such a move could increase the Kremlin's combat forces by up to 20%.

Several G20 countries fear that North Korea could send up to 100,000 troops to Ukraine to fight alongside Russian forces on the front line. So writes the U.S. news agency Bloomberg. Cooperation between Russia and North Korea has become much stronger in recent months.