Russia can’t sustain its attack on Ukraine without North Korean troops, NATO chief says [Video]

NATO’s chief said Russia can’t sustain its invasion of Ukraine without North Korean troops.

Mark Rutte said at a press conference on Monday that North Korean troops were deployed to Russia’s Kursk region, where Ukraine occupies territory.

He cited intelligence from South Korea’s National Intelligence Service, its defense ministry, and NATO allies.

“Over 600,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded in Putin’s war, and he’s unable to sustain his assault in Ukraine without foreign support,” he said, referring to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.

He called the deployment a sign of “growing desperation” in the war, some two and a half years in.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said over the weekend that he was expecting to see North Korean troops in battle within days.

It would be the first time another nation had committed ground troops to the main war effort in Ukraine. Both sides have long received weapons and advice from their allies.

Last Thursday, Zelenskyy …