US confirms NKorea sent 3,000 troops to Russia

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FILE - SOLDIERS MARCH IN A PARADE FOR THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF NORTH KOREA’S FOUNDING DAY IN PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA, ON SEPT. 9, 2018. (AP PHOTO/NG HAN GUAN, FILE)

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The deployment raises the potential for the North Koreans to join Russian forces fighting in Ukraine. PAGE A10