U KRAINE’S PRESIDENT, Volodymyr Zelensky, declared last week that North Korea is sending troops to Russia, in effect joining the invasion as a co-combatant. The appearance of one of the world’s most erratic and heavily-armed nations in the fight might test the best resourced and well-rested defences.

South Korea says 1,500 North Korean troops have been sent to aid Russia in Ukraine. Experts say the partnership poses a significant global risk.

North Korea dismissed allegations on Monday that it deployed troops to Russia to assist in the war against Ukraine, branding the claims as baseless. "As for the so-called military cooperation with Russia,

Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, said that she would one day return to Russia and run for president when Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin is no longer in power,

The Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, was a fierce critic of President Putin. He died in an Arctic Circle jail in February while serving 19 years on extremism charges that were widely seen as politically motivated.