Putin has signed a law ratifying the agreement with North Korea.

According to the text of the agreement, in the event of armed aggression against one party, the other party is obliged to provide military and other assistance without delay. The parties also agreed not to enter into agreements with third countries that would be directed against each other and to prevent the use of their territory to violate the sovereignty of the other party.

In addition, commitments were established to strengthen the "multipolar world order" and to develop cross-border cooperation.

According to numerous reports from Western media, some of which have been confirmed by officials, military units from North Korea have already been sent to Russia, presumably to participate in the war against Ukraine. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated that, according to his information, about eight thousand North Korean soldiers are already in the Kursk region. In total, he estimates that at least ten thousand North Korean military personnel have been dispatched to Russia.

Ukrainian intelligence claims that the Armed Forces of Ukraine have already engaged in combat with North Korean troops in the Kursk region. However, this information has not yet been confirmed by independent sources.

NATO has firmly condemned the expansion of military cooperation between Russia and North Korea. The alliance's statement indicates that the deployment of North Korean troops represents a dangerous escalation and violates United Nations Security Council resolutions. Such an increase in support for Moscow in its aggressive war against Ukraine raises serious concerns within the international community, as emphasized in the statement. The head of the EU's foreign affairs office, Josep Borrell, during his visit to Kyiv on Saturday, also noted that the presence of North Korean troops at the front poses an additional threat and highlighted the need for diplomatic pressure on Pyongyang.