Zelenskyy Condemns Lack of Response From Western Allies After North Korean Troops Deployed by Russia

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has condemned what he says is a lack of response from Western allies after Russia deployed North Korean troops to fight in the ongoing war in Ukraine. In a Nov. 1 statement published on his official website, Zelenskyy said the first thousands of North Korean soldiers have already been transferred to Russian camps not far from Ukraine’s border. Their deployment means Ukrainians will eventually be “forced to defend themselves against them,” he said. Zelenskyy said Ukraine could strike the newly deployed soldiers “preventively” if it had access to weapons with sufficient capability and range. “Yet instead of providing the much-needed long-range capabilities, America is watching, Britain is watching, Germany is watching,” the Ukrainian leader said in the statement. “Everyone is just waiting for the North Korean military to start targeting Ukrainians.”...