The reaction to these developments has been mixed. There were already indications that North Korea had provided significant materiel to the Russian war effort, including 8 million rounds of 122 millimetre and 152 millimetre ammunition and a number of ...

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea ratified a major defense treaty with Russia stipulating mutual military aid, the North’s state media reported Tuesday, as the U.S., South Korea and Ukraine say North Korea has sent thousands of troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine.