The leaders of Ukraine and NATO welcomed Australia’s gift of tanks, as a ministerial summit fretted about Chinese and North Korean involvement.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy just claimed North Korea is preparing 10,000 soldiers to join Russia’s war against Ukraine. The Ukrainian president suggested Vladimir Putin wants to train and engage both infantry and specialists from the Asian country so they can assist Russian troops in the coming months.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday his country has intelligence information that 10,000 troops from North Korea are being prepared to join Russian forces fighting against his country,