By Katabella Roberts Contributing Writer Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has condemned what he says is a lack of response from Western allies after Russia deployed North Korean troops to fight in

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.

Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh says North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to train and likely fight against Ukraine within “the next several weeks.”

Ukraine’s president cites reports of up to 12,000 troops training for deployment with Putin’s forces, calls for “firm, concrete response.”

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.