South Korea said last week that 1,500 North Korean special forces were already in Russia's Far East.
North Korea dismissed allegations on Monday that it deployed troops to Russia to assist in the war against Ukraine, branding the claims as baseless.
Zinoviev stressed in the meeting that cooperation with Pyongyang was 'within the framework of international law' and did 'not run counter to the security interests of the Republic of Korea,' the embassy said in a statement on Telegram, using South Korea's official name.That same day, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol discussed the matter in a call with NATO secretary-general Mark Rutte.
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