US vows 'firm response' to North Korea's deployment with Russia in Ukraine conflict
ABCAmerica's top diplomat is vowing a "firm response" to reports that North Korean troops have entered combat alongside Russian forces in Ukraine. Seoul confirms North Korean troops on the frontline South Korea's spy agency, the National Intelligence Service, on Wednesday said North Korean troops were now engaged in frontline combat in Ukraine. "The estimates that North Korean troops dispatched to Russia have moved to the Kursk region over the past two weeks," the agency said in a statement. Ukraine's 'bargaining chip' that could have implications for Trump's peace plans Photo shows A man on a bike rides through the street with ruins of buildings behind him Some 50,000 Russian troops have reportedly moved to a region held by Ukraine since August, with experts saying it is no coincidence that the renewed interest coincides with the US presidential race and the re-election of Donald Trump.