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North Korea Joining Putin’s War in Ukraine Gives Xi a Headache

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By Soo-hyang Choi

October 29, 2024 at 10:00 AM UTC

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North Korea’s dispatch of thousands of troops to Russia has left Ukraine and its allies racing to figure out exactly how far Kim Jong Un will go to help Vladimir Putin.