INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The United States is &concerned& by reports of North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia in Ukraine, a White House spokesperson said on
Tuesday.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy this week accused North Korea of transferring personnel to Russia&s armed forces, saying his
intelligence agencies had briefed him on &the actual involvement of North Korea in the war& in Ukraine, Reuters reported.The Kremlin has
dismissed the allegation as &fake news.&White House National Security Council spokesperson Sean Savett said the involvement of North Korean
troops in Ukraine, if true, would mark a significant increase in the North Korea-Russia defense relationship.&Such a move would also
indicate a new level of desperation for Russia as it continues to suffer significant casualties on the battlefield in its brutal war against
Ukraine,& Savett said in a statement.Washington says North Korea has supplied Russia with ballistic missiles and ammunition
Moscow and Pyongyang have denied arms transfers but have vowed to boost military ties, possibly including joint drills, read the report.The
Army&s Indo-Pacific commander, General Charles Flynn, told an event in Washington that North Korean personnel being involved in the conflict
would allow Pyongyang to get real-time feedback on its weapons, something that had not been possible in the past.&That&s different because
they are providing capabilities and & open source reporting & there&s manpower that is also over there,& he said at the Center for a New
American Security.&That kind of feedback from a real battlefield to North Korea to be able to make adjustments to their weapons, their
ammunition, their capabilities, and even their people & to me, is very concerning,& he said.Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a treaty
with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un when he visited Pyongyang in June, and said it included a mutual assistance clause under which each
side agreed to help the other repel external aggression, Reuters reported.The post US concerned by reports of North Korean soldiers fighting
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