Evidence of 'Sending troops to North Russia' Continues... Western Concern Growing

[Anchor]
Evidence that North Korea has sent troops to Russia is emerging day after day.

The West says it has not yet been confirmed, but it is in trouble.

Reporter Kwon Young-hee reports.

[Reporter]
Russia even prepared a Korean questionnaire to provide supplies to North Korean soldiers dispatched.

The questionnaire released by the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture says in Korean asking for the size of hats and military uniforms.

Earlier, a video of soldiers appearing to be North Korean soldiers distributing equipment from soldiers believed to be Russian troops was also released.

Evidence supporting North Korea's dispatch of troops to Russia is being released one after another.

The West, including the United States, has not officially confirmed the dispatch of North Korean troops.

Instead, it highlights Russia's plight.

[U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd / Austin]: If true, it is a serious problem, but it also shows that Russian President Putin is struggling.]

But the same goes for the puzzling West.

If North Korea's dispatch of troops is true, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and NATO's dispatch of troops could grow first.

The Russian military build-up also means that the war could be longer.

If so, the West should devote resources to Ukraine for longer.

[France Foreign Minister Jean Noel Barro / It's a very serious problem because it takes the conflict to a new stage, a more expanded stage]

The strengthening of cooperation between North Korea, Russia, China and Iran in the wake of the war in Ukraine is also a big burden for the West.

They are calling for anti-U.S. and multipolarization, and they are stoking a crisis in Ukraine, as well as in the Middle East and the Korean Peninsula.

The possibility of North Korea's dispatch of troops to Russia poses a bigger concern to the international community than the war in Ukraine.

I'm YTN's Kwon Younghee.

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