North Korea has confirmed for the first time that it sent troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine. US, South Korean and Ukrainian intelligence officials have said North Korea dispatched about 10,000-12,000 troops to Russia last year, but North Korea had not confirmed or denied its reported troop deployments to Russia until Monday. Advertisement Leader Kim Jong Un decided to send combat troops to Russia under a mutual defence treaty, the Central Military Commission of the ruling Workers’ Party said in a statement. It cited Mr Kim as saying the deployment was meant to “annihilate and wipe out...