North Korea launched a ballistic missile while US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in South Korea, raising tensions in the region. Blinken condemned the launch and accused Russia of deepening its military ties with North Korea.
North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea today as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited South Korea , where he warned Pyongyang was working ever closer with Russia on advanced space technology. Blinken visited as investigators were trying to arrest conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has entrenched himself in his residence after being impeached for a failed attempt to impose martial law.
In a reminder of common challenges that go beyond domestic politics, North Korea todak fired a ballistic missile to sea as Blinken was holding meetings in Seoul, pushing him to rebuke Pyongyang and its ally Russia. Both Blinken and his South Korean counterpart Cho Tae-yul condemned the launch at a joint press conference, with Washington’s top diplomat calling it “another violation of multiple UN Security Council resolutions”. The outgoing diplomat also took aim at Russia, saying Moscow was expanding space cooperation with Pyongyang. “The DPRK is already receiving Russian military equipment and training”, Blinken said
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