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Rumor of North Korea Troops in Ukraine Shows Threat to the West
The idea of Kim Jong Un sending troops to aid Russia is far-fetched, but his regime has skills that gravely increase the threat to the West.
Tasting victory.
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There are lies, damn lies and rumors about North Korea. So treat recent reports that Pyongyang will send troops to aid Russia’s assault on Ukraine with more than a grain of salt.
Yet the summit that spurred those rumors, and the North Korea-Russia military alliance it produced, are part of something very real and very worrying — the tightening of ties between America’s adversaries.