Seoul demands 'immediate withdrawal' of North Korean troops in Russia
In Pyongyang's first such deployment overseas, about 1,500 North Korean special forces soldiers are already in Russia acclimatising and likely to head to the front lines after, Seoul's spy agency said Friday, with additional troops set to depart soon.
This handout photo taken and released on October 21, 2024 by the South Korean Foreign Ministry shows South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong-kyun (R) speaking to Russian ambassador to South Korea Georgy Zinoviev (L) at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul after South Korea summoned the Russian ambassador. (AFP)