According to "The New York Times," Kim Jong Un proposed sending his troops to Russia, not Vladimir Putin. U.S. intelligence suggests that North Korea hopes to gain future benefits through this action.

Kim Jong Un is personally supervising the training of troops being sent to Russia before their deployment to Ukraine. According to South Korean intelligence, the North Korean leader is closely monitoring the exercises,

In Trump-led armistice talks, the Hermit Kingdom may want a seat at the table.

North Korea demonstrated this year that it could produce ballistic missiles and supply them to Russia for use against Ukraine in a matter of months.