Seoul backs Ukraine, but sanctioned tankers carried fuel from South Korea to Russia
The trade could cast Seoul as a gap in the West's effort to squeeze Moscow, the Guardian said.
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Ukraine’s disclosure of secret North Korean POW transfer sparks South Korea’s demand for an apology
Seoul says Kyiv broke a promise to keep the transfer of two North Korean soldiers quiet, and Kyiv says it never made one.
Seoul says no again to Ukraine’s weapons request as Pyongyang gets ready to send Russia more troops
South Korea arms NATO members with K2 tanks and K9 howitzers that free up older kit for the front, yet still draws the line at any direct transfer to Kyiv.
Defense expert: Ukraine’s interceptor shortage has no quick fix
Only a handful of countries can build ballistic-missile interceptors, and all are short. Defense expert Marc DeVore explains why money can't fix Ukraine's interceptor shortage fast — and where the real leverage lies.
Washington lets the Russian oil loophole expire, ending months of seaborne sanctions relief
Senators from both parties had pressed the administration to drop the carve-out that critics said funneled billions into Moscow's war chest.
South Korea’s $8 million bet: Ukraine’s postwar railway will look nothing like the Soviet one
An $8 million Korean grant is funding the blueprint for Ukraine’s break from Soviet-era rails.
Russia removes giant “victory will be ours” propaganda banner from Seoul embassy after South Korean backlash
Meanwhile, South Korean activists confront the Russian embassy on war anniversary.
South Korea sells weapons to NATO members — now NATO wants Seoul to help buy weapons for Ukraine
Seoul confirmed NATO formally asked it to join the PURL program, which pools allied money to buy US-made arms and air defense systems for Ukraine.
Taiwanese, South Korean companies supply industrial tools for Russia’s war
Taiwanese companies continue to supply precision industrial machines for factories that fuel Russia’s war machine, in defiance of…
Seoul found a legal path to arm Ukraine. Here’s the blueprint.
Poland's $14 billion tank deal created an indirect pipeline other allies can replicate
Trump says he won’t meet Putin unless “we’re going to make a deal”
Trump said he would only engage in talks if there was a clear pathway to a peace agreement.
“Putin is laughing at West”: Ukraine traces 102,000 foreign components in Russian weapons after biggest strike of war on Lviv
Zelenskyy revealed that Russia’s 5 October attack relied on thousands of imported electronics for missiles and drones, demonstrating how international supply chains are exploited for war.
Russia might have transferred nuclear submarine reactors to North Korea for US strike capability
Kim Jong Un inspected submarine construction in March while persistently requesting advanced fighter jets alongside nuclear technology.
As Pyongyang ships millions of shells to Moscow, Seoul delivers hundreds of tanks to NATO’s ally
In a $6.7 billion deal, Warsaw arms itself with South Korean equipment, replacing tanks it sent to Ukraine
North Korean forces may soon fight inside Ukraine, says Seoul
South Korea warns Pyongyang is preparing for deployment of forces into Ukrainian territory as early as July.
Putin has received ammo from North Korea. Now he wants soldiers — and Pyongyang is ready to send them in July
Month by month, authoritarian allies deepen their military cooperation.
Kim Jong Un promises full support for Russia’s Ukraine war, says North Korea
Strategic partnership with Moscow deepens as Shoigu visits Pyongyang.
Ukrainian bakery chain Lviv Croissants opens first store in South Korea
This follows the café chain's recent openings in the US and Europe, aiming for more markets soon.
Ukrainian air strike decimates Russian drone hub in new wave of assaults in Kursk Oblast
President Zelenskyy confirmed Ukrainian forces remain active in Russian territory, contradicting Kremlin statements from late April claiming all Ukrainian troops had been expelled from the region.
North Korean POWs in Ukraine reveal 40-hectare Seoul replica military base just 65 km from South Korean border
Captured North Korean soldiers in Ukraine have revealed that Pyongyang operates a military training base designed to resemble…