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Post by Admin on Jun 20, 2024 0:12:22 GMT
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Post by Admin on Jun 20, 2024 13:16:48 GMT
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — 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.
The comments from a senior presidential official came hours after North Korea’s state media released the details of the agreement, which observers said could mark the strongest connection between Moscow and Pyongyang since the end of the Cold War. It comes a time when Russia faces growing isolation over its war in Ukraine and both countries face escalating standoffs with the West.
According to the text of the deal published by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency, if either country gets invaded and is pushed into a state of war, the other must deploy “all means at its disposal without delay” to provide “military and other assistance.” But the agreement also says that such actions must be in accordance with the laws of both countries and Article 51 of the United Nations Charter, which recognizes a U.N. member state’s right to self-defense.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the pact at a summit Wednesday in Pyongyang. Both described it as a major upgrade of bilateral relations, covering security, trade, investment, cultural and humanitarian ties.
The office of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol issued a statement condemning the agreement, calling it a threat to the South’s security and a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions, and warned that it would have negative consequences on Seoul’s relations with Moscow.
“It’s absurd that two parties with a history of launching wars of invasion — the Korean War and the war in Ukraine — are now vowing mutual military cooperation on the premise of a preemptive attack by the international community that will never happen,” Yoon’s office said.
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Post by Admin on Jun 20, 2024 18:58:29 GMT
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Wednesday that South Korea would make a "big mistake" if it decided to supply arms to Ukraine, adding that Russia would respond if the weapons were actually supplied. Stated.
South Korea's Yonhap News Agency, citing officials, reported that South Korea will reconsider the possibility of supplying weapons to Ukraine following the signing of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty between Russia and North Korea.
Regarding this, President Putin stated at a press conference in Vietnam, where he was visiting, that South Korea had nothing to worry about regarding the Strategic Partnership Treaty signed by Russia and North Korea. "Military assistance under this treaty will only be provided if Russia or North Korea are invaded. As far as I know, South Korea has no plans to invade North Korea."
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Post by Admin on Jun 21, 2024 20:25:37 GMT
Regarding the treaty that Russia concluded with North Korea that stipulates military support in the event of an emergency, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it met with the head of Japan's European Bureau and pointed out that ``attempts at protest are absolutely unacceptable.''
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the 21st that Vorobyova, the third director-general for Asia, who is in charge of Japan and other countries, and Japan's European director-general, Nakagomi, held talks. The talks are said to be at the request of the Japanese side.
In the report, Vorobyova asserted that the relationship between the two countries had deteriorated to an unprecedented level as a result of the Kishida administration's short-sighted hostile policies. He objected to the new sanctions imposed by Japan, saying they were aimed at "completely destroying relations," and warned that he would take countermeasures.
In addition, regarding the signing of the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between President Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, which stipulates military support in the event of an emergency,
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Post by Admin on Aug 21, 2024 19:13:24 GMT
Ukraine hit Moscow on Wednesday in what Russia described as one of its largest drone attacks in the war, though Russia claimed all of the explosive unmanned vehicles were shot down.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said that overnight into Wednesday, its forces destroyed a total of 45 drones launched into Russia.
Eleven of those drones were taken out by air defenses over the region of Moscow, and three of them around the neighboring province of Kaluga Oblast, according to Russia.
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