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North Korea denies claims of sending 50,000 troops to Russia

started August 19, 2026 at 4:37 PM · last changed 8d ago

Summary

North Korea's Kim Yo Jong rejected claims that Pyongyang plans to send 50,000 additional troops to Russia, calling them unfounded. She attributed responsibility for the Ukraine crisis to the United States and the West, while noting that North Korea had already sent around 14,000 troops to Russia in 2024 under a strategic partnership.

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KIM YO JONG, sestra sjevernokorejskog vođe Kim Jong Una, u srijedu je odbacila tvrdnje ukrajinskog predsjednika Volodimira Zelenskog da Pjongjang namjerava poslati dodatnih 50.000 vojnika

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