In a dramatic moment during a UN Security Council meeting, the deputy US ambassador asked for more time to add to earlier comments condemning the increasing military cooperation between Russia and North Korea.
The Biden administration says it has information that some 8000 North Korean soldiers are now in Russia's Kursk region near Ukraine's border and preparing to help the Kremlin fight against Ukrainian troops.
"And I have a very respectful question for my Russian colleague: does Russia still maintain that there are no DPRK troops in Russia? That's my only question and final point," he said. It's become a key topic as US and South Korean leaders meet in Washington, fueling concerns that the presence of those soldiers will further destabilise the Asia-Pacific and broaden Moscow's war on Ukraine.READ MORE:Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un.
Also Thursday, North Korea test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time in almost a year, demonstrating a potential advancement in its ability to launch long-range nuclear attacks on the mainland US. Some experts speculated that Russia may have provided technological assistance to North Korea over the launch.
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