Ukrainian officials, including Kyiv's top diplomat, and South Korea's intelligence agency say North Korea is deploying thousands of troops to help Russia with its war against Ukraine. "North Korea is aiding Russian aggression against Ukraine with weapons and personnel,

The U.S. has around 28,500 soldiers stationed in South Korea. A report by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs shared with Newsweek this week found that over half of Americans (51 percent) back using American forces troops to defend South Korea if North Korea invaded.

South Korean intelligence has found that North Korea has dispatched 12,000 troops including special operation forces to support Russia’s war against Ukraine, news reports said Friday, a development that could bring a third country into the war and intensify a standoff between North Korea and the West.