Seoul expressed its deep condolences to the victims of a deadly shooting at a concert venue in Moscow on Friday, killing more than 130 people.
Three Russian nationals were given suspended sentences for pickpocketing subway riders in Seoul last November.
North Korea fired at least three short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Monday as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Seoul for the third Summit for Democracy.
The North Korean leader attended an event in the Russian-made car, reported to be an Aurus Senat limousine, for the first time on Friday.
The performance of Russian ballerina Svetlana Zakharova with the Bolshoi Ballet next month at the Opera House of Seoul Arts Center was canceled after much opposition from the public and the Ukrainian Embassy.
The arrest of a South Korean national on suspicion of espionage by Russian authorities suggests that Moscow is trying to put pressure on individuals and groups that help North Korean workers in Russia as unrest grows among them.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a media interview Wednesday that North Korea possesses its own nuclear umbrella and hasn’t made any requests to Moscow regarding nuclear weapons.
Seoul’s Foreign Ministry confirmed Tuesday that a South Korean national was arrested and is being investigated on suspicion of espionage. This comes after Russia’s state-run TASS news agency reported late Monday on the arrest.
Korea must build a robust strategy with the United States, NATO, and other allies to impose costs on Russia should it cross redlines with respect to North Korean nuclear capabilities.
The Ukrainian Embassy in Seoul protested against a scheduled performance of a Kremlin-friendly Russian ballerina in Korea, calling it “an act of justifying Russian invasion to Ukraine.”
Korea JoongAng Daily Sitemap