North Koreans are a ‘stopgap’ as Russia seeks troops for Ukraine war: Analyst

Reports have shown that Russian President Vladimir Putin has been reluctant to draft ethnic Russians into the war, depending instead on minorities, mercenaries and foreign fighters to avoid domestic anger. However, the estimated 10,000 North Korean soldiers who could go to the frontlines will be the first to be ordered by a state to join the war. Mason Richey, an international politics associate professor at the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, explains the international concerns behind the latest development, on CNA’s Asia First. Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia