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The agreement between the DPRK and Russia to send North Korean troops provides for bilateral benefits. In particular, Russia allegedly pledged to pay high salaries to the military, reports The Korean Herald. Korean MP Wee Sung-luck, who was Seoul’s ambassador to Russia, said in a commentary to The Korea Herald that joining the war against Ukraine was “not a bad deal at all” for North Korea. According to him, the financial and food crises in the DPRK are largely resolved thanks to Russian compensation for its contribution to the military effort against Ukraine. According to South Korean intelli…