North Korea sends foreign minister to Russia as its troops train to fight against Ukraine

Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says its top diplomat is visiting Russia, in another sign of their deepening relations as rival South Korea and Western nations express alarm at the North’s alleged deployment of thousands of troops to support Russia’s warfighting in Ukraine. North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency said Tuesday that a delegation led by Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui departed for Russia on Monday, but didn’t specify the purpose of the visit. The report on Choe’s visit came hours after the Pentagon said North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to train and fight against Ukraine within “the next several weeks.”