WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Oct. 25, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement on reports that North Korea has deployed 3,000 troops to Russia: "North Korea's decision to send thousands of its troops to Russia is a deeply disturbing and dangerous escalation in Vladimir Putin's unprovoked war against Ukraine. more PR