Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country has intelligence information that 10,000 troops from North Korea are being prepared to join Russian forces fighting against his country, warning that a third nation wading into the hostilities would turn the conflict into a “world war.

The Ukrainian president has promoted a plan he thinks can lead to victory against Russia within a year. Though the EU has pledged unwavering support, some members are reluctant to grant all of Ukraine's demands.