Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a press conference at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia October 24, 2024. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
KAZAN, Russia (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin did not deny U.S. claims that North Korea had sent troops to Russia but said on Thursday it is up to Moscow how to run its mutual defence clause with Pyongyang and accused the West of escalating the Ukraine war.
The United States said on Wednesday that it had seen evidence that North Korea has sent 3,000 troops to Russia for possible deployment in Ukraine, a move that the West is casting as a significant escalation of the Ukraine war.
