The visit came days after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met with a Ukrainian delegation led by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov and called for the two countries to formulate unspecified countermeasures in response to North Korea’s dispatch of thousands of troops to Russia in support of its war fighting against Ukraine.

South Korea’s president has met a visiting Ukraine delegation and called for a joint response to the threat posed by North Korea’s recent dispatch of more than 10,000 soldiers to support Russia’s war against Ukraine.

South Korea's defense minister said Russia will likely use North Korean troops as "cannon fodder" and send them to dangerous areas of the fighting.

The U.S., South Korea and others say North Korea has sent more than 10,000 troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine.

The US, South Korea and others say North Korea has sent more than 10,000 troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine. What Russia would give North Korea in return has been the focus of keen attention.

Seoul says the missiles have been given to North Korea by Russia in exchange for thousands of troops to help Moscow in its war against Ukraine.View on euronews

Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov arrived in Pyongyang for talks with North Korean officials, stoking concerns over a further deepening of military cooperation between the two countries.

Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov arrived in North Korea on Friday for talks with senior military officials and politicians, Russia's TASS news agency said. Belousov is scheduled to hold a number of bilateral meetings during his official visit to Pyongyang,

The United States has disclosed intelligence showing North Korea is preparing to send additional arms and troops to Russia to bolster its war efforts in Ukraine. Robert Wood, the US Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations,