Summary of external news of North Korea this week

This week in North Korea-related news, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that North Korea may deploy an additional 30,000 to 50,000 troops to support Russia in its ongoing war with Ukraine. This information was shared by Zelenskyy in a post on X, based on comments he made in an interview with the United News telethon.

Separately, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating a North Korean remote IT worker who secured a job at a U.S. federal agency, highlighting the increasing security risks posed by Pyongyang's IT worker scheme targeting U.S. government sectors. Lastly, South Korea, the United States, Japan, and 37 other countries jointly issued a statement calling for advance notice of launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine-launched ballistic missiles, and space launch vehicles, following China's recent surprise SLBM launch in the Pacific.

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