Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says North Korea has deployed troops to Russia
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said North Korea has deployed troops to Russia, the first senior US official to confirm the development on the record, as North Korea and Russia have forged increasingly friendly ties since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
WATCH: Austin meets with South Korean counterpart amid reports of North Korean troops in Russia
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday that North Korean troops wearing Russian uniforms and carrying Russian equipment are moving toward Ukraine, in what he called a dangerous and destabilizing development.
Austin: North Korean troops in Russian uniforms moving closer to Ukraine
North Korean troops are being outfitted in Russian uniforms and equipment as they move from training in eastern Russia to the country’s Kursk region near the border with Ukraine where they could join the fighting and broaden the conflict.
U.S. "seeing evidence" of North Korean troops in Russia as Ukraine war rages, Defense chief Lloyd Austin says
Defense chief Lloyd Austin says the U.S. sees evidence that Kim Jong Un has sent troops to bolster Vladimir Putin's army amid the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
US defense chief Austin says there’s evidence North Korea has sent troops to Russia
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday there is evidence that North Korea has sent troops to Russia.
North Korea's top diplomat holds talks in Moscow as Pyongyang sent troops to help the war on Ukraine
Western leaders have described the North Korean troop deployment as a significant escalation that could also jolt relations in the Indo-Pacific region.
South Korea May Supply Ukraine to Counter Russia’s Use of North Korean Troops
Analysts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) report that South Korea may be inclined to boost its support for Ukraine following Russia's deployment of North Korean troops close to Ukraine’s border.
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Secretary Austin and South Korean Defense Minister Joint News Conference
Defense Secretary Austin and South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun hold a joint news conference at the Pentagon. Topics ...
Austin Speaks With Israel’s Gallant
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in a call Friday night that Israel hit "military ...
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North Korean Troops Wearing Russian Uniforms Are Heading Toward Ukraine: US
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said this week that North Korean troops were seen wearing Russian military uniforms as they headed toward Ukraine. On Wednesday, Austin made the remarks ...
US to prioritise de-escalation efforts after Israel's strikes on Iran, says Lloyd Austin
On Saturday morning, Israel carried out “precision strikes” on Iranian military bases, resulting in the deaths of two ...
No Proof Yet of Hezbollah Bunker Under Beirut Hospital, Austin Says
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III said that Washington had not seen evidence to support Israel’s claim that Hezbollah was ...
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Pentagon bolsters the US presence in the Middle East with bomber aircraft and warships
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is sending additional bomber aircraft and Navy warships to the Middle East to bolster the U.S. presence in the region as an aircraft carrier and ...
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North Korean troops are already in Russia, Lloyd Austin confirms
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed Wednesday the U.S. has evidence that North Korean troops are in Russia. "What exactly they're doing" remains to be seen, Austin told journalists while in ...
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Putin achieved none of his strategic objectives after nearly 1,000 days of war against Ukraine, Austin says
"... We face a hinge in history," U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said. "If Ukraine falls under Putin’s boot, all of ...