{"id":2358374,"date":"2024-10-23T12:06:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T16:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lloyd-austin-confirms-north-korean-troops-deployed-to-russia-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-23T12:07:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T16:07:59","slug":"lloyd-austin-confirms-north-korean-troops-deployed-to-russia-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lloyd-austin-confirms-north-korean-troops-deployed-to-russia-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Lloyd Austin confirms North Korean troops deployed to Russia &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flloyd-austin-confirms-north-korean-troops-deployed-to-russia-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2358374&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>U.S.\u2063 Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/authorities-investigating-if-suspected-gilgo-beach-serial-killer-was-involved-in-disappearance-of-south-carolina-woman\/\" title=\"Authorities are probing potential links between a suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer and the disappearance of a woman from South Carolina.\">confirmed evidence<\/a> of North Korean troops being deployed to Russia,\u200b marking\u200d a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">significant \u200cdevelopment amid<\/a> the ongoing conflict involving Russia and Ukraine. Austin&#8217;s statement is the first official acknowledgment following reports from Ukrainian and South Korean officials. While he did not \u200cspecify the number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dod-troops-wont-be-punished-for-kabul-airstrike\/\" title=\"DOD: Troops won\u2019t be punished for Kabul airstrike\">troops involved<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/with-the-taliban-an-end-to-the-opium-trade\/\" title=\"With the Taliban, an End to the Opium Trade?\">estimates range<\/a> \u200bfrom\u2062 1,500 to as many as 12,000 soldiers.\u2064 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has suggested that \u2062North Korea might\u2062 provide Russia with around \u200c10,000 \u2064soldiers \u200band technical personnel.<\/p>\n<p>Austin emphasized the seriousness\u2064 of this alliance, stating that \u2062if North Korean forces engage in combat alongside Russian \u2063troops, it could have \u200bsubstantial implications for both Europe\u2062 and the Indo-Pacific region. He \u2064hinted at potential exchanges between North \u2062Korea and Russia,\u2062 but details about\u2062 what North Korea might \u200cgain from this collaboration remain unclear. Pentagon spokesperson Maj. \u200dGen. Patrick \u2062Ryder noted that if \u2062the \u200bdeployment is\u200b confirmed, it would represent a dangerous and \u200dconcerning \u2064evolution of the conflict dynamics.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Lloyd Austin confirms North Korean troops deployed to Russia<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1837458\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Secretary of Defense <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lloyd-austin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Lloyd Austin<\/a> confirmed Wednesday that the United States has seen &ldquo;evidence&rdquo; that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-korea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>North Korean<\/a> troops have deployed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Russia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Austin is the first U.S. official to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jen-psaki-admits-child-migration-crisis-overwhelming-biden-admin-refuses-to-confirm-numbers\/\" title=\"Jen Psaki Admits Child Migration Crisis Overwhelming Biden Admin, Refuses To Confirm Numbers\">confirm reports<\/a> from Ukrainian and South Korean leaders about the North Korean troop movements.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are seeing evidence that there are North Korean troops that have gone to Russia,&rdquo; he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/23\/politics\/lloyd-austin-north-korea-troops-russia\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> reporters traveling with him Wednesday in Rome.&nbsp;&ldquo;What,&nbsp;exactly, they&rsquo;re doing is left to be seen.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Austin did not specify how many troops the U.S. believed had traveled to Russia and whether any had been deployed to Ukraine. There have been differing reports that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/18\/asia\/ukraine-north-korea-12000-troops-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"anywhere from 1,500\">anywhere from 1,500<\/a> to 12,000 soldiers have been dispatched. Ukrainian President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> told a NATO Summit last week that North Korea could be providing Russia with &ldquo;10,000&rdquo; soldiers and technical personnel.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If they&rsquo;re a cobelligerent, their intention is to participate in this war on Russia&rsquo;s behalf. That is a very, very serious issue, and it will have impacts not only in Europe. It will also impact things in the Indo-Pacific as well,&rdquo; Austin added.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s unclear what North Korea will get in exchange for providing troops to Russia. <\/p>\n<p>Pentagon spokesman Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder has not confirmed whether the U.S. has seen intelligence indicating North Korean troops had deployed to Russia on Tuesday afternoon but said if it were to happen, it would &ldquo;mark a dangerous and highly concerning development.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Clearly, North Korea and Russia have a relationship,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;As to the eaches [sic] of that relationship and the kinds of exchanges of information and training that they&rsquo;ve had over the years, you know, that &mdash; that in and of itself is not something that&rsquo;s necessarily new. But obviously, we&rsquo;re continuing to keep a close eye on this as it relates to the situation in Ukraine.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. has repeatedly warned against adversaries coming to Russia&rsquo;s aid for its war in Ukraine, but Moscow has been able to strengthen its relationships with Tehran, Beijing, and Pyongyang.<\/p>\n<p>Iran has provided Russia with hundreds of kamikaze drones, sent it ballistic missiles, and has helped it set up its own factory to build more of these drones, while North Korea has provided it with artillery and now troops.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>North Korea&rsquo;s decision to provide troops to Ukraine comes only weeks before the U.S. presidential election, where continued U.S. aid to Ukraine is effectively on the ballot. <\/p>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris has indicated she&rsquo;s in lockstep with President Joe Biden&rsquo;s continued aid to Ukraine, while former President Donald Trump described Biden last month as &ldquo;the greatest salesman on Earth&rdquo; due to continued U.S. support for Ukraine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1837458\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1837458\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lloyd Austin confirms North Korean troops sent to Russia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2671,"featured_media":2358375,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Austin-Zelensky.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[40514,32109,4280,9689,32076],"class_list":["post-2358374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-lloyd-austin","tag-north-korea","tag-russia","tag-troops","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Austin-Zelensky.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2671"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2358374"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358374\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2358375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2358374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2358374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2358374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}