Germany’s Foreign Minister visited Ukraine on Monday in a symbolic display of support but offered no concrete assurances as the war-battered country sounded the alarm over thousands of North Korean troops building up in Russia and diminishing foreign aid.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that Kyiv believed 11,000 North Korean troops had reached the Kursk border region in Russia, with the West repeatedly warning they could be sent into combat within days.
Kyiv is urging its allies to respond to Pyongyang’s troop deployment and has appealed for permission to use long-range weapons deep inside Russian territory.
Zelensky has criticised the West for its muted response so far to reports of the deployment, a major escalation in the conflict.
“We see an increase in North Koreans and no increase in the reaction of our partners, unfortunately,” he said in his evening address.
During her visit, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock voiced …