North Korean troops are already in Russia, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says

ABC News’ Patrick Reevell reports on the troop movement which the defense secretary calls a “very, very serious issue.”

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[jamesmartin]

they will soon find out that the battlefield is no place for a military parade...

[Kimm.J]

They're in the wrong country looking for food or handouts😂

[ua]

North Korea be like : don't start ww3 without me, I have nuclear too.

[LowFidelityGaming]

here we go again, the north korea propaganda is back!

[TSZatoichi]

Russia is taking 1200 casualties a day, those Koreans have only extended the war by a week.

[benvasilinda]

That’s a lot of soldiers that will probably flee and look for asylum.

[trevorp_on_u]

Imagine fighting for another country because a man in a suit says so

[FindOut]

Just 2000 troops???? What is that just a days worth for the Meat grinder !!!

[PhoenixProdLLC]

Wait, what happened to the Russian army? Putin has to rent an army from NK? 🤨

[roblee]

Now we’re scared…. 😱
Vodka and egg rolls… 🤮

[AgentLaflare]

This is what happens when we have weak leadership

[tomhenry]

Day late
Rest of us already knew this

[Riconald]

When they lose, they start complaining 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[isasaleh]

But it's okay for uncle Sam to send troops to Israel.

[KennyJ]

So what is NATO and the US going to do about it? Be slow on their feet about the situation…?

[stevenmoore]

So what, US troops are in Cuba, Iraq, Germany, Japan, Syria, Italy, South Korea, etc...

[guybrown]

Nothing is known about the video, but here it is and here is what we believe it shows👌🏼

[gerdgreaves]

If they are fighting in Kursk, that's not Ukraine. That's still Russia.

[ken]

And they're deserting daily. They know it's the only way out of the Hermit Kingdom. Even though their families and friends left behind are in danger.

[EduLeoni-sy]

Okay....I can understand why people are so upset about North Korean troops are there...But did anyine think about the legion army that's already there fightinhg with the Ukrainians? There are UK militaries there, there are Aussies there....And so what? North Korean would be a problem but what about all the others? Two measurements and two opinions? There's no way people can't see that we are already living in an World War 3... People are stupid AF.