Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says war with Russia is being pushed ‘beyond borders’ as North Korea joins in

Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the thousands of North Korean soldiers expected to reinforce Russian troops on the front line in Ukraine are pushing the almost three-year war beyond the borders of the warring parties. Western leaders say North Korea has sent some 10,000 soldiers to help Russia’s military campaign and warn that its involvement in a European war could also unsettle relations in the Indo-Pacific region, including Japan and Australia. Zelenskyy said Tuesday some 3,000 North Korean soldiers are already at military bases close to the front line and that he expects that deployment to increase to 12,000.