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World > Asia & Oceania
Russia moves to ratify NKorea defense pact
By Agence France-Presse
Oct 25, 2024 12:13 am

Seoul issues warning amid Polish leader's visit

MOSCOW — Russia moved to ratify a key defense treaty with North Korea on Thursday, while South Korea warned it would not 'sit idle' if Pyongyang deployed thousands of its troops to help Moscow fight Ukraine.

Seoul's spy agency says thousands of North Korean soldiers are currently training in Russia and are likely to be deployed to the front lines in Ukraine soon, with thousands more to be sent by December.

DEEPLY DISPLEASED South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a joint press conference with Polish President Andrzej Duda (not pictured) at the Presidential Office in the capital Seoul on Oct. 24, 2024. AFP PHOTO

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