Russia’s friendship with North Korea may have backfired [Video]

The Kremlin’s alliance with North Korea may have bolstered its campaign in Ukraine, but it’s come at a potentially serious cost.

South Korea’s government this week signaled its fury over the growing alliance between the two countries.

In a meeting with Russia ambassador Georgiy Zinoviev, South Korea demanded the withdrawal of North Korean soldiers which it said were being trained by Russia to fight in Ukraine.

Yoon Suk Yeol, a senior official at the office of South Korea’s president, said on Tuesday that South Korea is now mulling sending weapons to help Ukrainian troops.

In response, the Kremlin seemed eager to reassure South Korea. Zinoviev said the alliance between Russia and North Korea was “within the framework of international law.”

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the North Korea-Russia alliance “should not worry anyone.” He also dismissed reports of the troop deployment as “contradictory.”

Earlier that day South Korea had placed pressure on …