N Korea slams the West over Ukraine

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said the United States and the West are using the Ukrainian military as "shock troops," to fight Russia and risk triggering a global conflict, state media reported yesterday.

Seoul and Washington have accused the nuclear-armed North of sending more than 10 ooo soldiers to help Russia light Ukraine, with experts saying Kim was eager for Moscow's advanced technology, plus battle experience for his troops, in return.

Pyongyang has denied the deployment and Kim did not mention it in a speech to battalion commanders carried by the official Korean Central News Agency.