Kim Jong Un sending soldiers to Russia complicates Putin's BRICS summit

KAZAN, Russia — Once again the reality of war may be dictating the direction of global politics.

KAZAN, Russia — Once again the reality of war may be dictating the direction of global politics.

This week Russian President Vladimir Putin stood on a stage with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. The war in Ukraine has brought Putin closer to both countries and more dependent on them. Without the support of Iran, and particularly China, Russia would be faring far worse on the battlefield.

But another world leader has become crucial to the Kremlin — a development that has loomed over Putin’s effort here to project himself as a global leader untarnished by Western backlash over the war. 

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un is now said to be sending thousands of troops to Russia. The U.S. says they are training in Russia’s far East and may end up in combat against Ukrainian soldiers.

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