South Korea says North Korea dispatched troops to help Russia fight Ukraine

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North Korea has not sent troops to Russia to help Moscow fight Ukraine, one of its United Nations representatives said Monday, dismissing Seoul’s claims as “groundless rumour”. South Korea’s spy agency said Friday that Pyongyang sent a “large-scale” troop deployment to help its ally, claiming that 1,500 special forces were already training in Russia’s Far East and ready to head soon for the front lines of the Ukraine war. FRANCE 24’s Anna Perez and Emily Boyle bring us more with this report.