The U.S. defense secretary said Wednesday there is evidence that North Korea has sent troops to Russia, calling it a “very, very serious issue” if they join the war in Ukraine on Moscow's side and warning of possible consequences.
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00:00We are seeing evidence that there are North Korean troops that have
00:06gone to Africa. Now what exactly, excuse me, not Africa, but Russia, what exactly they're doing
00:13left to be seen. These are things that we need to sort out. We'll have more for you on that later.
00:17But yeah, as we continue to look at this, there is evidence that there are DPRK troops
00:25in Russia. If there are co-belligerents, their intention is to participate in this war on
00:35Russia's behalf. That is a very, very serious issue and it will have impacts not only
00:45in Europe, it will also impact things in the Indo-Pacific as well.