North Korean Troops in Russia?

Western mainstream media and Western politicians have claimed that North Korean military troops are in Russia and will possibly be deployed by Russia to fight in the Ukraine war.

References:

CNN
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/31/politics/us-north-korean-troops-combat-ukraine/index.html

Euronews
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/11/01/us-says-around-8000-troops-from-north-korea-are-stationed-in-russias-kursk-region

AP
https://apnews.com/article/russia-north-korea-nato-ukraine-war-9b7357344d988ea32d8ca21f6e22dcc5

BBC
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyv737vy376o

Real Clear Politics
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2022/10/11/tulsi_gabbard_the_us_is_engaging_in_a_proxy_war_with_russia_using_ukraine_as_our_military.html

Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_aid_to_Ukraine_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War

BBC
Ukraine war: Leak shows Western special forces on the ground

NPR
https://www.npr.org/2024/06/19/nx-s1-5011768/russia-north-korea-treaty-mutual-defense

Wikipedia
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Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/12/23/the-cia-says-russia-hacked-the-u-s-election-here-are-6-things-to-learn-from-cold-war-attempts-to-change-regimes/