INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
World War II, Japanese broadcaster NHKreported Thursday, citing unnamed Russian sources.Moscow expects dozens of North Korean military
personnel to join the Victory Day parade on Red Square on May 9, according to NHK
Victory Day celebrations in Moscow.Belousov said Wednesday that military personnel from 19 unspecified countries had been invited to the
Ten countries confirmed their participation, he said, adding that seven of the countries are former Soviet republics.Russia and North Korea
have deepened political, military and cultural ties since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022
June.The United States and South Korea have accused the nuclear-armed North of sending more than 10,000 soldiers to help Russia fight
