Biden approves US-supplied missile use in Russia as Amnesty International says attacks on Ukraine tantamount to war crimes

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called on his country's military to focus all efforts on completing war preparations, state news agency KCNA reported on Monday. KCNA reported Kim as describing the Korean peninsula as "the world's biggest hotspot,

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the United States and the West are using the Ukrainian military as “shock troops” to fight Russia and risk triggering a global conflict, state media reported Monday.

North Korean troops in Russia. He also condemned US support for Ukraine in its conflict with Russia, alleging that Washington and its allies were using Ukraine as "shock troops" to extend U.S. military influence.

North Korean defector Hyun-Seung Lee has claimed that entire battalions of soldiers that were sent to aid Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine are likely to desert as they get closer to the front line