100,000 North Korean soldiers are poised to storm into Eastern Europe to aid their Russian brothers-in-arms, a move that could turn the tide in the “special military operation” against the “Ukrainian Nazis.”

Or at least that’s what defense pundit Igor Korotchenko would have you believe, in recent comments made to Russian state TV and picked up by news outlets around the world.

The rumors were dubious, but they made a great story: Just as many thought the villainous Vladimir Putin couldn’t sink any lower, he’s now teaming up with the dastardly Kim Jong Un in the latest threat to