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What does North Korea get out of sending its soldiers to fight Russia’s war?

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Russia stands to gain from an influx of some 10,000 North Korean troops to aid its war in Ukraine .

Less apparent is what might be in it for Kim Jong Un , who has spent months issuing mounting threats against his southern neighbors.

Moscow is in dire need of friends, especially those who will chip in with the war effort, analysts say.

North Korea has the fourth -largest standing army in the world — some 1.2 million troops.

The war’s vast front lines could become a sort of laboratory for modern warfare.

This may explain why South Korea has taken the lead in raising the alarm.

Seoul has even gone so far as to say it may consider sending lethal military aid to help Ukraine .

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