US EditionSouth Korea summons Russian ambassador as tensions rise with North Korea
- South Korea protested Russia's new defense pact with North Korea, leading to rising border tensions with North Korean troops making accidental incursions.
- Moscow and Pyongyang formed a pact for mutual defense assistance, prompting South Korea to consider providing arms to Ukraine against Russia's invasion.
- South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong Kyun summoned Russian Ambassador Georgy Zinoviev to object to the deal and urged Moscow to cease alleged military cooperation with North Korea.
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South Korea summons Russian ambassador as tensions rise with North
SEOUL: South Korea summoned the Russian ambassador to protest the country’s new defense pact with North Korea on Friday, as border tensions continued to rise with vague threats and brief, seemingly accidental incursions by North Korean troops.Earlier Friday, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un issued a vague threat of retaliation after South Korean activists
South Korea's government has officially protested with Russia against its new partnership agreement with North Korea.
South Korea Summons Russian Envoy Over Defense Deal With Pyongyang
Russia's Ambassador to Seoul, Georgy Zinoviev, was summoned to the South Korean Foreign Ministry on June 21 to protest a defense deal signed earlier this week by Russian President Vladimir Putin with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Korea: warning shots at the border between North and South, the Russian ambassador summoned to Seoul
“Several North Korean soldiers who were working inside the demilitarized zone on the central front line have crossed the military demarcation line,” the South Korean General Staff said.
South Korea Summons Russian Ambassador Over Pyongyang Defense Pact
South Korea summoned Russia's ambassador to Seoul on Friday to protest a defense agreement signed by President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un during a visit to Pyongyang earlier this week.
South Korea's foreign ministry said it had called on the Russian ambassador to defend the Russian ambassador over a deal between Russia and North Korea that the countries signed in Pyongyang this week.
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