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"As the war in Ukraine continues for the third year, North Korea has gone beyond providing weapons to Russia and has even deployed troops," he said.
Seoul's spy agency had previously said the North had sent thousands of soldiers to Russia, and Washington said that 10,000 were now training in the country.
"This illegal military cooperation between Russia and North Korea is a significant security threat to the international community and could pose a serious risk to our national security," Mr. Yoon said.
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