Western officials have characterized the deployment of North Korean troops as a serious escalation that could disrupt relations in the Indo-Pacific region and pave the way for technology transfers from Moscow to Pyongyang, potentially enhancing North Korea's nuclear and missile capabilities.

Everyone is just waiting for the North Korean military to start attacking Ukrainians,” Ukraine’s president says.

At a meeting with journalists on Monday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia fears a harsh reaction from China to the issue of attracting military personnel from North Korea to participate in the war against Ukraine,

As thousands of North Korean troops deploy to Russia for use in its war with Ukraine, China is left particularly uncomfortable by the swift militarization of ties between Pyongyang and Moscow.

As North Korea inches ever closer to joining Russia‘s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the Chinese government seems to be experiencing a moment of sober reflection about their choice of friends. Approximately 8,

Three top U.S. diplomats asked the Chinese ambassador to the United States to try to convince China to use its influence over North Korea to try to stop efforts in Russia in the war against Ukraine, CBS News' Ellee Watson reports.