{"id":17313,"date":"2026-07-26T01:28:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T20:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=17313"},"modified":"2026-07-26T01:28:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T20:28:33","slug":"russia-wants-to-bring-in-30000-north-korean-troops-to-conflict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=17313","title":{"rendered":"Russia wants to bring in 30,000 North Korean troops to conflict"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">July 25 (Reuters) &#8211; Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that Russia wanted to \u200cbring in 30,000 North Korean troops \u200cto take part in its more than four-year-old conflict and \u200bwas already preparing to receive them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Under a mutual defense pact, North Korea sent an estimated 14,000 soldiers to Russia&#8217;s Kursk Region in 2024 \u200cto help Moscow \u2060beat back a major incursion into the region by Ukrainian forces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We also \u2060see Russia&#8217;s cooperation with North Korea. 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