Supposedly 1,100 ended up dead from a recent encounter in Ukraine. Hard to say how many due to lack of trustworthy media reports coming out of Russia.
How long will Kim continue to comply with Russia's request ? Putin is sending him plenty of oil.
Originally Posted by VitaMan
According to a recent article at the New York Times the offer to send N. Korean troops to Russia was instigated by the Koreans not by Putin.
I would post a link but it’s paywalled.
Here is the relevant passage.
When North Korean troops began arriving in Russia this fall, some Western officials believed it was a sign that the Kremlin had reached out in a desperate need for more soldiers.
But U.S. intelligence agencies have now assessed that the deployment was North Korea’s idea and not Russia’s, though President Vladimir V. Putin quickly embraced it, American officials say.