"sending troops to north korea is deeply concerned about seoul"...foreign media paying attention to the korean peninsula [now news]

As it turns out that North Korea has sent troops to Russia, which is at war with Ukraine, the international community is also paying attention to South Korea's response.

The Guardian, a British daily, pointed out in an article titled "Why South Korea is afraid of North Korea's participation in the war in Ukraine" on the 25th local time that the war in Ukraine is no longer a distant country for South Korea due to North Korea's dispatch of troops to Russia.

"The news of North Korea's dispatch of troops to Russia has raised deep concerns in Seoul," the Guardian said, noting that the news has a special meaning for Seoul, 7,300 kilometers from the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.

He also analyzed that the cash that North Korea will likely get in return for sending troops to Russia, Russia's know-how in ballistic missiles and submarines could strengthen the threat that North Korea already poses to South Korea.

The Guardian said South Koreans are concerned that North Korea's involvement in the war in Ukraine will increase tensions on the already escalating border between the two Koreas.

Citing an editorial in the Korean English-language newspaper The Korea Times, he explained, "North Korea's dispatch of troops signals that the war in Ukraine is no longer a conflict with South Korea."

Earlier, according to South Korean, U.S. and Ukrainian authorities, North Korea has sent about 3,000 troops to Russia, which is currently at war with Ukraine.

U.S. and Ukrainian authorities believe that the number of North Korean soldiers could increase by up to 12,000 within the year.

Reporter: Kim Jan-di
AI Anchor: Y-GO
Edit Caption: Jung Jin