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North Korea to boost Russia's war efforts with fresh troop deployments

Russia's President Vladimir Putin meets with Iranian Foreign Minister at the Kremlin in Moscow on June 23, 2025. [AFP]

North Korea will send more troops to Russia to assist in its war against Ukraine, possibly as early as July, a South Korean lawmaker said Thursday, citing information from Seoul's spy agency.

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