Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged its allies to stop “watching” and take steps before North Korean troops deployed in Russia reach the battlefield, and the country’s army chief warned

Zelenskyy has long been pleading with Western allies to permit the use of deep-strike weapons on Russian territory. While the UK and France have reportedly pushed to allow such strikes, the US and Germany have remained reluctant, fearing provoking Russian President Vladimir Putin.