Ukraine-Russia war latest: North Korea sends more troops to Putin – Starmer and Zelensky meet in Paris today
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has sent nearly 3,000 more troops to Russia this year to aid Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, South Korea’s military said in its latest assessment this morning.
Additionally, North Korea has also sent more missiles, artillery equipment and ammunition to help Russia in a move that can increase Moscow’s weapons supplies further depending on the war situation, the South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
This comes as French president Emmanuel Macron warned that European troops deployed to Ukraine would respond to a Russian attack, on the eve of a meeting in Paris between European members of the “coalition of the willing”.
After a meeting in Paris between Mr Macron and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, he said European troops would fight Putin’s troops if attacked by them after any ceasefire agreement.
“If there was again a generalised aggression against Ukrainian soil, these armies would be under attack and then it’s our usual framework of engagement,” he said.
Some 30 leaders will meet in Paris today to discuss with Mr Zelensky how to strengthen military support, review ceasefire efforts and assess what role they could play if a peace deal is struck with Russia.
