South Korean and Polish leaders visit an air base in eastern Poland, discuss defense and energy ties
1 year, 3 months ago

South Korean and Polish leaders visit an air base in eastern Poland, discuss defense and energy ties

Associated Press  

MINSK MAZOWIECKI, Poland — South Korea’s prime minister was in Poland on Wednesday for talks on regional security amid the war in neighboring Ukraine, and also to discuss military and nuclear energy cooperation as his country continues to strengthen ties with Warsaw. Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and his Polish counterpart, Mateusz Morawiecki, visited an air base in the town of Minsk Mazowiecki in eastern Poland, where they watched Korean FA-50 fighter jets that Poland recently bought along with other military equipment. “It can be said without doubt that Poland is a key economic partner for South Korea and a starting point for us to enter Central and Eastern Europe markets,” Han said after the talks. Poland’s nuclear energy program until 2043 envisages Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power company as a strategic partner in developing one of Poland’s three planned nuclear power plants.

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As North Korea joins Russia's war, Ukraine & South Korea to deepen security ties
3 weeks, 6 days ago

As North Korea joins Russia's war, Ukraine & South Korea to deepen security ties

Firstpost  

South Korea and Ukraine have agreed to deepen security cooperation amid concerns over North Korea’s troop deployment to Russia and potential military collaboration between Pyongyang and Moscow South Korean mechanised unit personnel parade with their armored vehicles during the media day for the 76th anniversary of Armed Forces Day at Seoul air base in Seongnam, South Korea. AP South Korea …

South Korean leader meets Ukraine delegation and calls for response to North Korean troops in Russia
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

South Korean leader meets Ukraine delegation and calls for response to North Korean troops in Russia

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s president on Wednesday met a visiting Ukraine delegation and called for the two countries to formulate countermeasures in response to the threat posed by North Korea’s recent dispatch of more than 10,000 soldiers to support Russia’s war against Ukraine. During a meeting with the Ukrainian delegation led by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, President Yoon …

South Korean leader meets Ukraine delegation and calls for response to North Korean troops in Russia
3 weeks, 6 days ago

South Korean leader meets Ukraine delegation and calls for response to North Korean troops in Russia

The Independent  

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South Korean leader meets Ukraine delegation, calls for response to North Korean troops in Russia
4 weeks ago

South Korean leader meets Ukraine delegation, calls for response to North Korean troops in Russia

LA Times  

South Korea’s president on Wednesday met a visiting Ukraine delegation and called for the two countries to formulate countermeasures in response to the threat posed by North Korea’s recent dispatch of more than 10,000 soldiers to support Russia’s war against Ukraine. During a meeting with the Ukrainian delegation led by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, President Yoon Suk-yeol said he hopes …

South Korea says Russia sent North Korea missiles in exchange for troops
1 month ago

South Korea says Russia sent North Korea missiles in exchange for troops

Al Jazeera  

South Korea’s national security adviser says North plans to use the weapons to defend its airspace over the capital. Russia has provided North Korea with anti-air missiles and air defence equipment in return for sending soldiers to support its war against Ukraine, according to a top South Korean official. Asked what the North stood to gain from dispatching an estimated …

North Korea and Russia agree to expand their economic cooperation
1 month ago

North Korea and Russia agree to expand their economic cooperation

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea and Russia reached a new agreement for expanding economic cooperation following high-level talks in Pyongyang this week, the North’s state media said Thursday, as they continue to align in the face of their confrontations with Washington. Kozlov, who arrived in North Korea on Sunday, met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his …

North Korea and Russia agree to expand their economic cooperation
1 month ago

North Korea and Russia agree to expand their economic cooperation

LA Times  

North Korea and Russia reached a new agreement for expanding economic cooperation following high-level talks in Pyongyang this week, the North’s state media said Thursday, as they continue to align in the face of their confrontations with Washington. Kozlov, who arrived in North Korea on Sunday, met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his top economic official, Premier …

Biden praises cooperation at meeting with South Korean, Japanese leaders amid North Korea worries
1 month, 1 week ago

Biden praises cooperation at meeting with South Korean, Japanese leaders amid North Korea worries

Associated Press  

LIMA, Peru — President Joe Biden on Friday praised the cooperation between South Korea, Japan and the U.S. at countering what he described as North Korea’s “dangerous and destabilizing cooperation with Russia.” Biden spoke at the start of a meeting in Peru with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on the sidelines of the …

Russia and North Korea on the Brink of War: South Korea Issues Warning
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Russia and North Korea on the Brink of War: South Korea Issues Warning

The Hindu  

Russia has moved to ratify a key defense pact with North Korea, providing for 'mutual assistance' if either party faces aggression. The accord will now be sent to the upper house for approval, with both houses acting as rubber stamps for the Kremlin. South Korea, one of the world's top 10 weapons exporters, has hinted it could review this policy …

South Korea warns it may send Ukraine weapons after North Korea sent troops to Russia
2 months ago

South Korea warns it may send Ukraine weapons after North Korea sent troops to Russia

NPR  

South Korea warns it may send Ukraine weapons after North Korea sent troops to Russia toggle caption Jeon Heon-Kyun/Pool photo/AP SEOUL — South Korea’s president vowed on Thursday to respond to North Korea’s deployment of troops to Russia, including by potentially supplying offensive weapons to Ukraine. Sponsor Message Austin did not specify what the evidence was, but said if North …

South Korea ‘could send lethal weapons to Ukraine’ after North Korean troops ‘land in Russia’
2 months ago

South Korea ‘could send lethal weapons to Ukraine’ after North Korean troops ‘land in Russia’

The Telegraph  

South Korea could directly supply lethal weapons to Ukraine after it accused North Korea of sending 1,500 special forces troops to train in Russia’s Far East. Seoul said the growing alliance between Russia and North Korea represented a threat to the international order and said it was preparing diplomatic, economic, and military countermeasures, a senior South Korean official said on …

South Korean intelligence says North has sent troops to aid Russia’s war in Ukraine
2 months, 1 week ago

South Korean intelligence says North has sent troops to aid Russia’s war in Ukraine

LA Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un exchange documents during a signing ceremony of the new partnership in Pyongyang, North Korea, in June. The South Korean announcement came a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his government has intelligence that 10,000 troops from North Korea are being prepared to join Russian forces fighting against …

South Korea says it could supply arms to Ukraine after Russia signs deal with North Korea
6 months ago

South Korea says it could supply arms to Ukraine after Russia signs deal with North Korea

The Independent  

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Seoul slams Russia-North Korea deal, might reconsider policy on arms to Ukraine
6 months ago

Seoul slams Russia-North Korea deal, might reconsider policy on arms to Ukraine

Hindustan Times  

South Korea’s Presidential office condemned an agreement reached by Russia and North Korea that vowed mutual defence assistance in the event of war and says it will reconsider its policy of limiting support to Ukraine of non-lethal supplies. President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol The comments by a senior presidential official on Thursday came after the office issued a …

South Korea will consider supplying arms to Ukraine after Russia and North Korea sign strategic pact
6 months ago

South Korea will consider supplying arms to Ukraine after Russia and North Korea sign strategic pact

New Indian Express  

SEOUL: South Korea said Thursday that it would consider sending arms to Ukraine, a major policy change suggested after Russia and North Korea rattled the region and beyond by signing a pact to come to each other’s defense in the event of war. According to the text of the deal published by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency, if …

South Korea’s spy agency says North Korea shipped more than a million artillery shells to Russia
1 year, 1 month ago

South Korea’s spy agency says North Korea shipped more than a million artillery shells to Russia

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s top spy agency believes North Korea sent more than a million artillery shells to Russia since August to help fuel Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine, according to a lawmaker who attended a closed-door briefing Wednesday with intelligence officials. Their diplomacy — highlighted by a summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un …

South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol warns Russia against weapons collaboration with North Korea
1 year, 3 months ago

South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol warns Russia against weapons collaboration with North Korea

The Hindu  

South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol sounded a warning to fellow world leaders on September 21 about the recent communication and possible cooperation between North Korea and Russia, saying any action by a permanent U.N. Security Council member to circumvent international norms would be dangerous and “paradoxical.” Speaking before the U.N. General Assembly, Yoon Suk Yeol invoked North Korean leader …

South Korean leader warns Russia against weapons collaboration with the North
1 year, 3 months ago

South Korean leader warns Russia against weapons collaboration with the North

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — South Korea’s president sounded a warning to fellow world leaders Wednesday about the recent communication and possible cooperation between North Korea and Russia, saying any action by a permanent U.N. Security Council member to circumvent international norms would be dangerous and “paradoxical.” Speaking before the U.N. General Assembly, Yoon Suk Yeol invoked North Korean leader Kim Jong …

South Korea’s Yoon warns against Russia-North Korea military cooperation and plans to discuss at UN
1 year, 3 months ago

South Korea’s Yoon warns against Russia-North Korea military cooperation and plans to discuss at UN

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s president said the international community “will unite more tightly” to cope with deepening military cooperation between Russia and North Korea, as he plans to raise the issue with world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly this week. Foreign experts speculate Kim could refill Russia’s ammunition inventory drained in its 18-month war with Ukraine in …

South Korean President calls for UN sanctions on North's nuclear weapons at ASEAN and G20 summits
1 year, 3 months ago

South Korean President calls for UN sanctions on North's nuclear weapons at ASEAN and G20 summits

Firstpost  

President Yoon Suk Yeol is to visit Jakarta for four days starting Tuesday to attend a series of summits scheduled on the margins of a meeting of Association of Southeast Asian Nations leaders. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has said that he will raise the need to enforce United Nations sanctions on North Korea and prevent the country’s illicit …

South Korea’s Yoon will call for strong response to North’s nuclear weapons at ASEAN and G20 summits
1 year, 3 months ago

South Korea’s Yoon will call for strong response to North’s nuclear weapons at ASEAN and G20 summits

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s president says he’ll tell world leaders about the need to faithfully enforce U.N. sanctions on North Korea and block the country’s illicit activities to fund its weapons programs when they converge in Indonesia and India for annual summits this week. “As long as the U.N. Security Council sanctions currently in place are faithfully implemented, …

Presidents of South Korea and Poland hold talks on security, war in Ukraine and business cooperation
1 year, 5 months ago

Presidents of South Korea and Poland hold talks on security, war in Ukraine and business cooperation

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — The presidents of South Korea and Poland on Thursday pledged to strengthen their security, business and trade relations. That makes Poland the biggest recipient of South Korea’s investment last year, partly from Poland’s purchases of South Korea’s military equipment. Duda said Poland is seeking cooperation with South Korean companies in producing military equipment, like tanks, in Poland’s …

Pentagon leak details reservations for support of Ukraine from U.S. allies Egypt, Israel and South Korea
1 year, 8 months ago

Pentagon leak details reservations for support of Ukraine from U.S. allies Egypt, Israel and South Korea

LA Times  

Federal agents arrest Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old IT specialist in the Air National Guard, at his home Thursday in Dighton, Mass. But newly leaked secret U.S. government documents provide details of how some close non-European allies have been reluctant to provide arms to Ukraine, and in the case of Egypt, even considered supplying rockets to Russia, because of competing interests …

US intelligence leak complicates summit with South Korea
1 year, 8 months ago

US intelligence leak complicates summit with South Korea

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — Leaked U.S. intelligence documents suggesting Washington spied on South Korea have put the country’s president in a delicate situation ahead of a state visit to the U.S., the first such trip by a South Korean leader in 12 years. The papers viewed by The Associated Press indicate that South Korea’s National Security Council “grappled” with the …

NATO chief asks S Korea to ‘step up’ military support for Ukraine
1 year, 10 months ago

NATO chief asks S Korea to ‘step up’ military support for Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Jens Stoltenberg suggests Seoul reconsider its policy of barring weapons exports to countries in conflict. Jens Stoltenberg, the secretary-general of NATO, has urged South Korea to “step up” military support for Ukraine, citing other governments that have changed their policies on exporting weapons to countries in conflict following the Russian invasion. He pointed to countries like Germany and Norway that …

The Effects of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine on the Korean Peninsula
1 year, 11 months ago

The Effects of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine on the Korean Peninsula

The Diplomat  

Despite being halfway around the world and a conflict between two European states, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is likely to have a lasting impact internationally – and on the Korean Peninsula in particular. While Russia’s struggles in its invasion of Ukraine explain its willingness to turn to North Korea for support regardless of sanctions, these violations put pressure on the …

First delivery of S. Korean heavy weapons comes to Poland
2 years ago

First delivery of S. Korean heavy weapons comes to Poland

Associated Press  

GDYNIA, Poland — Polish President Andrzej Duda and the country’s defense minister on Tuesday took delivery of a first shipment of tanks and howitzers from South Korea, hailing the swift implementation of a deal signed in the summer in the face of the war in neighboring Ukraine. “This is the future, this is the real strengthening of Poland’s security,” Duda …

Poland looks to South Korea to build 2nd nuclear power plant
2 years, 1 month ago

Poland looks to South Korea to build 2nd nuclear power plant

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Polish and South Korean officials have signed initial agreements to develop a nuclear power plant in Poland, part of an effort by Poland to lower its carbon emissions and seek energy security. The signing of agreements in Seoul come days after Poland announced that it had picked the U.S. and Westinghouse to build the first nuclear power …

Poland to buy 288 multiple rocket launchers from South Korea
2 years, 2 months ago

Poland to buy 288 multiple rocket launchers from South Korea

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Poland signed a deal Wednesday to buy hundreds of South Korean multiple rocket launchers amid efforts to step up the nation’s defenses in light of the war in neighboring Ukraine. Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Blaszczak, who also is Poland’s defense minister, said the K239 Chunmoo systems are comparable to the American-made HIMARS launchers, a number of which …

Poland, South Korea seal $3 billion military aircraft deals
2 years, 3 months ago

Poland, South Korea seal $3 billion military aircraft deals

Associated Press  

JANOW, Poland — Poland on Friday sealed $3 billion in deals with South Korea for the purchase of 48 Korean FA-50 fighter planes as the central European country takes urgent steps to increase its deterrence and defense capabilities amid Russia’s war on neighboring Ukraine. The two deals for the purchase of Fighting Falcon combat and training planes follow contracts signed …

Poland and South Korea seal $5.8 billion military deal
2 years, 3 months ago

Poland and South Korea seal $5.8 billion military deal

Associated Press  

MORAG, Poland — Poland sealed a deal with South Korea on Friday to purchase $5.8 billion worth of tanks, howitzers and ammunition as the European country steps up its defense and deterrence capabilities in the face of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Polish Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Blaszczak, who is the defense minister, signed the contracts to confirm them and handed …

3 Lessons from the Russia-Ukraine War for the South Korea-US Alliance
2 years, 5 months ago

3 Lessons from the Russia-Ukraine War for the South Korea-US Alliance

The Diplomat  

In Eastern Europe, Russia’s bloody war against Ukraine grinds on in its fifth month. This ongoing conflict offers several vital lessons for the South Korea-U.S. alliance in its efforts to deter North Korea. Russia’s poor performance in offensive operations despite its quantitative superiority is a positive sign for South Korea-U.S. alliance given North Korea’s vast but qualitatively inferior Korean People’s …

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