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Deep dive: International intelligence last week revealed North Korea had sent between 10,000 and 30,000 of its own troops to Russia, to bolster its invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine’s president says this signals the start of a world war, but is that true? And what does this new development mean for the conflict and international relations?

In today’s episode of The Briefing, Sacha Barbour Gatt speaks with geopolitical expert Dr Keith Suter to find out.

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