Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expects Russia to deploy North Korean soldiers from Sunday or Monday. “This is a clear escalation,” Zelensky said on the short message service X on Friday. He cited intelligence information that the soldiers were to be deployed in the combat zone from October 27 or 28. This clearly shows Russian President Vladimir Putin’s intention to continue the war, he said. Putin has not denied the reports of the transfer and training of North Korean soldiers to fight in Ukraine, and had referred to military cooperation agreed with Pyongyang. “The world can clearly se…