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A New Global Threat Emerges as North Korea’s Elite Troops Fight in Ukraine

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A New Global Threat Emerges as North Korea’s Elite Troops Fight in Ukraine
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un walks next to what state media reports is the "Hwasong-17" intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on its launch vehicle in an undated photo released on March 25, 2022. KCNA via Reuters
Alexander Liao
Sean Tseng
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The Russia–Ukraine war has reached another milestone: North Korea’s elite troops recently clashed with Ukrainian forces for the first time.

With nearly four decades of journalism experience in Hong Kong, London, and the United States, Alexander Liao is an expert on China and world affairs. He currently hosts the Chinese-language Pinnacle View news analysis program on NTD, also available on YouTube and Ganjing World. Before joining The Epoch Times, he was a Hong Kong Bureau Chief for international media, an editor of various magazines, newspapers, and radio stations, and a columnist for top financial and current affairs newspapers in Hong Kong and Taiwan.