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War in Ukraine
Ukraine’s military intelligence directorate (HUR) claims there are two North Korean special forces brigades in Russia’s Kursk region and food supply from the Russian army isn’t great.
Dec. 4
South Korea
Opposition lawmakers and staffers barricaded the National Assembly with furniture, blocking armed soldiers. Parliament revoked martial law, forcing troops to withdraw by dawn.
Dec. 4
South Korea
Hundreds of people gathered outside the National Assembly, demanding the repeal of the martial law, while South Korea’s National Assembly voted to block President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration.
Dec. 3
South Korea
Yoon went on to label the opposition, which holds a majority in the 300-member parliament, as "anti-state forces intent on overthrowing the regime" and called his decision "inevitable".
Dec. 3
Russia
Recent satellite images have shown the “February 11” missile manufacturing plant near Hamhung, North Korea’s second-most populous city, is being enlarged.
Nov. 27
War in Ukraine
The South China Morning Post, citing its sources, reported on Nov. 26 that a Ukrainian delegation led by Ukraine’s defense minister was expected to visit South Korea to request weapons aid.
Nov. 27
War in Ukraine
The delegation plans to meet South Korean officials “as early as Wednesday” with a request for anti-air missiles and artillery systems.
Nov. 26
War in Ukraine
Domestic policy prevents Seoul from sending weapons to conflict zones. However, since its spy agency accused North Korea of sending soldiers to aid Moscow, South Korea warned it may change its stance.
Nov. 22
War in Ukraine
South Korea’s President called on Beijing to help put an end to the North’s assistance in Moscow’s War in Ukraine
Nov. 16
South Korea
Seoul’s potential shift to supplying arms to Ukraine may be reversed as US President-elect Trump signals peace negotiations he hopes will end the war.
Nov. 14
War in Ukraine
South Korea has a long-standing policy of not providing weapons to countries in conflict but indicated that could change in light of Pyongyang’s deployment of troops to Russia.
Nov. 7
US
The exercise took place three days after Pyongyang launched one of its most powerful and advanced solid-fuelled intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM).
Nov. 3
War in Ukraine
As North Korean support to Russia increases, I increasingly must write and edit pieces about that “closed off” nation but I knew next to nothing about it – now is the time to remedy that situation.
Nov. 2
South Korea
The defectors can leverage their military expertise and understanding of the culture of their compatriots to disrupt and weaken the resolve of North Korean soldiers on the battlefield.
Oct. 28
Poland
During a visit to South Korea, the Polish President said on Friday that Poland would not be supplying newly purchased weaponry to Ukraine, in response to a question from journalists.
Oct. 27
South Korea
South Korea, NATO and the United States claim thousands of North Korean troops are already training in Russia.
Oct. 26
Hundreds of people gathered outside the National Assembly, demanding the repeal of the martial law, while South Korea’s National Assembly voted to block President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration.
Dec. 3