MOSCOW — North Korea will stand by Russia until its victory in Ukraine, Pyongyang's top diplomat said in Moscow on Friday, as the United States warned that thousands of North Korean troops could be sent to fight in the Russia-Ukraine war in the coming days.

North Korea Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui is on a visit to the Russian capital as the West believes up to 10,000 North Korean troops are on the brink of entering the ongoing conflict on Russia's side.

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