U KRAINE’S PRESIDENT, Volodymyr Zelensky, declared last week that North Korea is sending troops to Russia, in effect joining the invasion as a co-combatant. The appearance of one of the world’s most erratic and heavily-armed nations in the fight might test the best resourced and well-rested defences.

Several thousand North Korean soldiers will fight alongside the Russian army in Ukraine. The exact number of soldiers from North Korea that will be deployed is still unclear: it is certainly 1,500 soldiers,

U.S. Alternate Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) for Special Political Affairs Robert Wood speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting addressing the continuing war between Russia and Ukraine at the U.