“For the first time, they cannot wage war without help from North Korea.” Russia becomes North Korea’s battlefield schoolZelensky’s warning casts Russia’s war against Ukraine as an increasingly important training ground for the North Korean military. The danger for Asian countries, in Kyiv’s assessment, is therefore not simply that North Korea is helping Russia wage war against Ukraine. Russia is helping North Korea become better prepared for future wars. Potential targetsZelensky explicitly named Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines while describing the countries that could ultimately face a more capable North Korean military.