US President Joe Biden plans to discuss Russia's war against Ukraine and the potential involvement of North Korean soldiers in it during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Peru. Source: European Pravda with reference to Voice of America Details: According to a White House official,

North Korean soldiers deployed to the Kursk region of Russia have begun combat operations against Ukrainian troops, the U.S. State Department confirmed Tuesday.

North Korean troops have begun engaging in combat operations alongside Russian forces, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday, expressing concern that Russia had turned to North Korea for soldiers to fight in its war with Ukraine.

Russia appears ready to escalate its yearslong war with Ukraine, preparing tens of thousands of troops in southern Russia for what could be a new offensive with reinforcements from recently arrived North Korean troops.

North Korea ratified a major defense treaty with Russia stipulating mutual military aid, the North’s state media reported Tuesday, as the U.S., South Korea and Ukraine say North Korea has sent thousands of troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine.