NATO chief confirms "North Korean deployment to Russia Kursk"...Russian Foreign Minister "Western mercenaries in Ukraine"

NATO chief confirms dispatch of North Korean troops after briefing of South Korean delegation
Secretary-General Rutter "North Korea confirms deployment of Lusk"
a border area in which Ukrainian and Russian forces are engagedNATO Urges North Korea to Stop Dispatching Forces...Violation of Security Council resolutions"

[Anchor]
NATO's head officially confirmed the deployment of North Korean troops in Kursk, Russia, accusing it of a dangerous escalation.

However, the Russian foreign minister responded by saying that Western mercenaries have already been deployed to Ukraine.

I'll connect to the international department to find out the contents.

Reporter Kim, please pass it on.

[Reporter]
Yes, a meeting of the North Atlantic Council was held at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on the morning of the 28th local time, presided over by NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutter.

The North Atlantic Council is NATO's top political decision-making body, attended by ambassadors from 32 member states.

A South Korean government delegation headed by Hong Jang-won, the first deputy chief of the National Intelligence Service, explained the trend of sending North Korean troops at the meeting.

After the South Korean government's briefing, Secretary-General Rutter confirmed that North Korean troops were sent to Russia and North Korean troops were deployed to the Kursk region of Russia.

Kursk, in southwestern Russia, is a border area where Ukrainian forces entered in August and engaged in fighting with Russian forces.

Secretary-General Rutter said, "The dispatch of North Korean troops means that Russia's illegal war has expanded," adding, "It not only threatens the security of the Indo-Pacific and the European Atlantic, but also undermines peace on the Korean Peninsula."

He stressed that the deployment of North Korean troops is not only a significant act of escalating tensions but also a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

NATO urged North Korea to immediately stop the action, while pointing out that Russia is "giving aid to North Korea by circumventing military technology and international sanctions" in exchange for North Korea's dispatch of troops.

He then said that more than 600,000 Russian soldiers were killed or injured in the war started by Russian President Vladimir Putin, and interpreted the dispatch of North Korean troops as a demonstration of Putin's desperation.

At the same time, NATO explained that it is actively consulting and closely monitoring the situation within the alliance and with Ukraine and its Indo-Pacific allies.

Regarding North Korea's dispatch of troops to Russia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov responded by saying, "Ukraine already has Western mercenaries."Speaking at a news conference after a meeting with Kuwait's foreign minister in Moscow, Lavrov
said Western troops had long been active in Ukraine and accused NATO and the EU of waging a hybrid war against Russia.

He also stressed that the "Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty" signed with North Korea does not violate any provisions of international law, saying the relationship between North Korea and Russia is honest and open.

So far, I'm YTN Kim Jandi from the international department.