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❗️🇷🇺🤝🇰🇵 - Russian lawmakers ratified a military assistance pact with North Korea on Thursday, as the U.S. confirmed the deployment of 3,000 North Korean troops to Russia. The State Duma swiftly endorsed the "comprehensive strategic partnership" treaty signed by President Putin and Kim Jong Un in June, with the upper house expected to follow soon. The agreement mandates immediate military support between the two nations if either is attacked, marking their strongest alliance since the Cold War. The U.S. warned that North Korean troops in Russia could become legitimate targets if they engage in the Ukraine conflict. Both Russia and North Korea have denied U.S. accusations that Pyongyang supplied Moscow with ballistic missiles and artillery for the war in Ukraine.