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Supporters cheer on Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at Macomb Community College, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Warren, Mich. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Fiserv Forum, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Supporters cheer on Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump leaves the stage after speaking at a campaign rally at Macomb Community College, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Warren, Mich. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Cardi B gestures to the crowd during a campaign rally for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris at the Wisconsin State Fair Expo in West Allis, Wis., Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to speak during a campaign rally at the Wisconsin State Fair Expo in West Allis, Wis., Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally at the Wisconsin State Fair Expo in West Allis, Wis., Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to speak during a campaign rally at the Wisconsin State Fair Expo in West Allis, Wis., Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris waves to the crowd during a campaign rally at the Wisconsin State Fair Expo in West Allis, Wis., Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally in Milwaukee, Wis., Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
Supporters listen to Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speak during a campaign rally in Milwaukee, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
With Founders Library in the background, scaffolding is erected on the campus of Howard University in Washington as work begins in preparation for the election night venue for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally at the Wisconsin State Fair Expo in West Allis, Wis., Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Flo Milli performs during a campaign rally for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala in Milwaukee, Wis., Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump greets people as he visits The Great Commoner, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Dearborn, Mich. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump talks as owner Albert Abbas, right, listens during a visit to The Great Commoner, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Dearborn, Mich. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally at Macomb Community College, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Warren, Mich. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally at Macomb Community College Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Warren, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump shakes hands with Brian Pannebecker as he speaks at a campaign rally at Macomb Community College Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Warren, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Macomb Community College Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Warren, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., arrives before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Macomb Community College, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Warren, Mich. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Supporters listen as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Macomb Community College Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Warren, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign event in Janesville, Wis., Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally at Little Chute High School, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Little Chute, Wis. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Little Chute, Wis. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign event at IBEW Local 890 in Janesville, Wis., Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
Supporters take a selfie before Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Little Chute, Wis. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris waves to the crowd after speaking at a campaign event Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Little Chute, Wis. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)
Voters are reflected in a window near an American flag as they mark their ballots during early voting in the general election, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, at City Hall in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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Supporters cheer on Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at Macomb Community College, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Warren, Mich. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Fiserv Forum, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Supporters cheer on Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump leaves the stage after speaking at a campaign rally at Macomb Community College, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Warren, Mich. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Cardi B gestures to the crowd during a campaign rally for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris at the Wisconsin State Fair Expo in West Allis, Wis., Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to speak during a campaign rally at the Wisconsin State Fair Expo in West Allis, Wis., Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally at the Wisconsin State Fair Expo in West Allis, Wis., Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to speak during a campaign rally at the Wisconsin State Fair Expo in West Allis, Wis., Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris waves to the crowd during a campaign rally at the Wisconsin State Fair Expo in West Allis, Wis., Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally in Milwaukee, Wis., Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
Supporters listen to Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speak during a campaign rally in Milwaukee, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
With Founders Library in the background, scaffolding is erected on the campus of Howard University in Washington as work begins in preparation for the election night venue for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally at the Wisconsin State Fair Expo in West Allis, Wis., Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Flo Milli performs during a campaign rally for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala in Milwaukee, Wis., Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump greets people as he visits The Great Commoner, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Dearborn, Mich. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump talks as owner Albert Abbas, right, listens during a visit to The Great Commoner, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Dearborn, Mich. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally at Macomb Community College, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Warren, Mich. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally at Macomb Community College Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Warren, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump shakes hands with Brian Pannebecker as he speaks at a campaign rally at Macomb Community College Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Warren, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Macomb Community College Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Warren, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., arrives before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Macomb Community College, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Warren, Mich. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Supporters listen as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Macomb Community College Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Warren, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign event in Janesville, Wis., Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally at Little Chute High School, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Little Chute, Wis. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Little Chute, Wis. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign event at IBEW Local 890 in Janesville, Wis., Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
Supporters take a selfie before Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Little Chute, Wis. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris waves to the crowd after speaking at a campaign event Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Little Chute, Wis. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)
Voters are reflected in a window near an American flag as they mark their ballots during early voting in the general election, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, at City Hall in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged its allies to stop “watching” and take steps before North Koreans troops deployed in Russia reach the battlefield.
Zelenskyy raised the prospect of a preemptive Ukrainian strike on camps where the North Korean troops are being trained, and said Kyiv knows their location. But he said Ukraine can’t do it without permission from allies to use Western-made long-range weapons to hit targets deep inside Russia.
“But instead … America is watching, Britain is watching, Germany is watching. Everyone is just waiting for the North Korean military to start attacking Ukrainians as well,” Zelenskyy said in a post late Friday on the Telegram messaging app.
The Biden administration said Thursday that some 8,000 North Korean soldiers are now in Russia’s Kursk region near Ukraine’s border and are preparing to help the Kremlin fight against Ukrainian troops in the coming days.
On Saturday, Ukraine's military intelligence said that more than 7,000 North Koreans equipped with Russian gear and weapons had been transported to areas near Ukraine. The agency, known by its acronym GUR, said that North Korean troops were being trained at five locations in Russia's Far East. It did not specify its source of information.
Western leaders have described the North Korean troop deployment as a significant escalation that could also jolt relations in the Indo-Pacific region, and open the door to technology transfers from Moscow to Pyongyang that could advance the threat posed by North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missile program.
North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui met with her Russian counterpart in Moscow in Friday.
Ukrainian leaders have repeatedly said they need permission to use Western weapons to strike arms depots, airfields and military bases far from the border to motivate Russia to seek peace. In response, U.S. defense officials have argued that the missiles are limited in number, and that Ukraine is already using its own long-range drones to hit targets farther into Russia.
Moscow has also consistently signaled that it would view any such strikes as a major escalation. President Vladimir Putin warned on Sept. 12 that Russia would be “at war” with the U.S. and NATO states if they approve them.
Follow AP’s coverage of the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine
In this photo provided by Ukraine's 24th Mechanised Brigade press service, servicemen of the 24th Mechanised Brigade install anti-tank landmines and non explosive obstacles along the front line near Chasiv Yar town in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday Oct. 30, 2024. (Oleg Petrasiuk/Ukrainian 24th Mechanised Brigade via AP)
In this image made from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, Russian snipers fire towards Ukrainian forces from an undisclosed location. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
In this image made from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, Russian soldiers attend combat training for assault units at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
In this photo provided by Ukraine's 24th Mechanised Brigade press service, a serviceman of the 24th Mechanised Brigade installs landmines and non explosive obstacles along the front line near Chasiv Yar town in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday Oct. 30, 2024. (Oleg Petrasiuk/Ukrainian 24th Mechanised Brigade via AP)