South and North Korea troops potentially entering the Russia-Ukraine war is unlikely to stoke a wider conflict between the two Korean countries, experts said.
The U.S. on Wednesday confirmed that North Korean troops had been sent to Russia.
"The messaging we are seeing is likely intended to deter the actual deployment of North Korean troops to Ukraine from Russia.
But that will depend on how the North Korean troops are deployed, she added.
"In such a case, South Korean troops would be shooting in self defence, thus limiting the nature of such combat encounters."
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