U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says there is evidence North Korean troops are in Russia. The revelation comes after South Korea's intelligence agency published what it says is evidence of North Korean troops being transported to Russia.
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00:00U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has confirmed that North Korean troops are in Russia.
00:06We are seeing evidence that there are North Korean troops that have gone to Africa. Now
00:14what exactly, excuse me, not Africa, but Russia, what exactly they're doing left to be seen.
00:21These are things that we need to sort out.
00:24Austin's statement comes after South Korea's intelligence agency published evidence it
00:29said shows North Korean troops being transported to Russia to fight in Ukraine. Ukrainian President
00:36Volodymyr Zelensky has said up to 12,000 North Korean troops are preparing to fight on Russia's
00:41side.