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    South Korea is demanding that North Korea withdraw the troops it claims are stationed in Russia

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    South Korea's foreign minister summoned the Russian ambassador on Monday over North Korea's alleged deployment of troops to join the Russian military in the fight against Ukraine.

    Kim Hong-Kyun, the South Korean vice minister, demands that North Korea immediately withdraw its soldiers from Russia. The deployment of North Korean troops is a violation of the UN charter and resolutions and endangers the security of South Korea, the ministry said in a statement.

    “We strongly condemn North Korea’s illegal military cooperation, including sending troops to Russia,” Kim told Zinoviev, according to the South Korean ministry. “We will respond together with the international community by mobilizing all available resources against actions that threaten our core security interests.”

    Zinoviev replied that cooperation between Russia and North Korea was in accordance with international law and was not directed against South Korea, according to a Facebook post from the Russian embassy.

    Reports that Russia will use North Korean troops in the war with Ukraine are unconfirmed. The Kremlin previously denied the reports.

    South Korean intelligence said on Friday that North Korea had sent 1,500 special forces to train at Russian military bases in the Far East. The troops would likely be deployed to fight in Ukraine, the intelligence agency said.

    The agency said it worked with Ukrainian spies and used facial recognition technology and artificial intelligence to identify North Korean military officers alongside Russian forces in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine.

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has also accused North Korea of ​​sending 10,000 soldiers to Russia.

    South Korea's defense ministry said it consulted with the US on Monday. The White House National Security Council said it could not confirm the reports, but if they were true, it would represent “a dangerous development” in the war, according to a spokesman.

    Mark Rutte, NATO's secretary general, said on X that he had spoken to South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol. North Korea sending troops into the conflict “would represent a significant escalation,” he wrote.

    Contribution: Reuters

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