North Korea is sending its citizens to help Russia’s military fight Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky has said, increasing concerns about the alliance between Moscow and the secretive state. In his daily video message on Sunday,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said North Korean troops were now fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, appearing to confirm reports that have been circulating in the past

Volodymyr Zelensky has accused North Korea of supplying troops to Russia to aid its war in Ukraine. The alliance between Russia and North Korea is “no longer just about transferring weapons”, the Ukrainian president said in his nightly video address. “It is actually about transfer of people.”