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South Korea’s Yoon Condemns Russia-North Korea Military Ties
Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Kim Jong Un as they both arrive at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia's far east.
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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol warned of “illegal and unjust” military cooperation between North Korea and Russia must be met with a unified international response, in remarks to media ahead of this week’s United Nations General Assembly meeting.
“Military cooperation between North Korea and Russia is illegal and unjust as it contravenes UN Security Council resolutions and various other international sanctions,” Yoon told the Associated Press in written responses before his departure to the annual gathering in New York.