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North Korea fuels bid for ‘new Cold War’ with failed missile launch after Russia treaty
“North Korea fired a ballistic missile from Pyongyang to the East Sea at 5.30am this morning. The missile is believed to have failed,” the South Korean military chiefs said in a statement.
North Korea resumes launching balloons and missiles after Putin summit
SEOUL -- North Korea is resuming an aggressive posture, carrying out an apparent test of a ballistic missile and sending more trash-filled balloons over its border with South Korea after hosting a rare visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin last week.
Japan on edge as tightening Russia-North Korea ties stoke defence anxieties
In a joint statement demonstrating the three governments’ “comprehensive strategic partnership”, they “condemned in the strongest possible terms” deepening military cooperation between the two pariah states, including arms transfers that they said “prolong the suffering of Ukrainian people, violate multiple United Nations Security Council Resolutions, and threaten stability in both Northeast Asia and Europe”.
Putin’s mutual defense treaty with Kim may backfire
Russian President Vladimir Putin has a very short list of countries on his list of available international travel destinations these days. He made a wise choice to travel to Pyongyang, where he could be feted as a fellow dictator and share relief from sanctions-imposed isolation.
As North Korea and Russia cozy up, Tokyo and Seoul clamp down
SEOUL -- Top Japanese and South Korean finance officials agreed Tuesday to cooperate on improving the effectiveness of sanctions against Russia and North Korea, as well as on tackling illicit funding for weapons development.
North Korea’s latest missile test likely ended in failure, South Korea’s military says
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A North Korean ballistic missile test on Wednesday likely ended in failure, South Korea’s military said, days after the North protested the recent regional deployment of a U.S. aircraft carrier for a new trilateral military drill with South Korea and Japan.
Why warmer North Korea-Russia ties could be trouble for Northeast Asia
South Korea’s foreign ministry also summoned Russian Ambassador Georgy Zinoviev to officially express its outrage over the pact.