The president said stronger ties with South Korea and Japan are working, but did not address whether President-elect Donald J. Trump would continue his approach when he takes office in January.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol told Chinese President Xi Jinping that their two countries should cooperate for peace in the face of North Korea and Russia's military cooperation, Yoon's office said on Saturday.

President Yoon Suk Yeol expressed hope Friday for South Korea and China to work together to promote regional peace and stability in response to growing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia as he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the margins of a multilateral summit in

The recently signed mutual defense treaty could be used to justify thewidening of the war in Ukraine, as the U.S. says North Korean and Russian troops are already battling Ukrainian forces.

Captured Russian soldiers have revealed the presence of North Korean troops fighting in Ukraine under Vladimir Putin’s command. The prisoners of war (POWs) shared these details during interrogations by Ukrainian forces.

North Korean troops could be thrown into the meatgrinder that is Russia's war in Ukraine, with 10,000 already deployed according to US intelligence services with more feared