Germany, Austria protest against dispatch of North Korean diplomats to troops

Germany and Austria have summoned a North Korean diplomat to the country in connection with North Korea's dispatch to Russia.

The German Foreign Ministry invited the North Korean ambassador to the country after posting on social media on the 23rd local time, "If it is true that the North Korean military supports Russia in Ukraine, it violates international law."

Austria's foreign ministry also posted on social media, saying it had invited the North Korean ambassador to express deep concern over reports of North Korean weapons and troops in Russia.