North Korea rejects denuclearization as Ukraine warns of troops

Kim Yo Jong denounced calls for denuclearization, calling North Korea's nuclear weapons its 'ultimate shield' for national sovereignty.

Kim Yo Jong criticized a joint statement by foreign ministers at the ASEAN Regional Forum, declaring North Korea's nuclear status 'final and irreversible'.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed Russia seeks 30,000 more troops and additional ballistic missile launchers from North Korea.

North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who thanked North Korea for supporting his war efforts.

US and South Korean officials have confirmed North Korea has been supplying troops and weapons to back Russia's war against Ukraine.