Russia needs foreign troops if it expects to keep up its war effort in Ukraine through next year. It needs foreign equipment, too. As the wider war on Ukraine grinds toward its fourth year, the stocks of old Cold War weaponry the Kremlin depends on to equip its regiments are running dangerously low.

Ukraine’s allies will look to pressure China over North Korea’s growing support for Russia’s war during a Group of 20 Summit in Brazil, according to people familiar with the matter.

North Korea "is getting involved in the war" with Ukraine and is preparing tens of thousands of soldiers to fight alongside Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday, in what would be a widening of the war at a moment when Kyiv and Moscow are looking for new ways to refill their ranks.

Amidst Russia’s conflict with Ukraine, North Korea’s support underscores an emerging, loose alliance with China, Iran, and Russia that challenges global stability. North Korea’s supply of arms and troops,

North Korean soldiers deployed to the Kursk region of Russia have begun combat operations against Ukrainian troops, the U.S. State Department confirmed Tuesday.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Wednesday that NATO is planning a "firm response" to North Korean participation in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.