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(LEAD) U.S. 'incredibly concerned' over Russia's veto to end U.N. expert panel on N.K. sanctions: State Dept. - Yonhap
The United States is "incredibly concerned" over Russia's veto last week of a U.N. Security Council (UNSC) resolution meant to extend the mandate of an expert panel monitoring the...
U.S. focus on 'interim' steps with N. Korea raises questions about policy direction - Yonhap
U.S. officials' recent focus on the idea of "interim steps" for a path towards North Korea's ultimate denuclearization is raising a flurry of questions about their intentions and the direction...
US-North Korea Arms Control Talks or Denuclearization? Analysts Are Divided - Voice of America
As Pyongyang continues to enhance its nuclear and missile programs while refusing to engage with Washington, analysts are divided on whether the U.S. should continue pursuing denuclearization or consider possible arms control options. North Korea has been escalating tensions in the region with ...
Does North Korea want to start a war? Maybe, some experts say. - Washington Post
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this week declared South Korea to be an enemy state and formally abandoned the idea of peacefully reunifying the two halves of the peninsula, a bombshell even by his fiery standards. It marked a sharp break from the long-standing principle set by his grandfather and reinforced by his father, compounded by his pronouncement that the North’s nuclear weapons were no longer just for...
Trump considers overhauling his approach to North Korea if he wins in 2024 - Politico
Donald Trump is considering a plan to let North Korea keep its nuclear weapons and offer its regime financial incentives to stop making new bombs, according to three people briefed on his thinking. The move would mark a sharp departure from his past stance on the issue and a shift toward accommodating the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, with whom Trump developed an unusually friendly relationship during...
Travis King in US custody after North Korea expulsion - BBC News
US soldier Travis King, who fled from South to North Korea in July, is in American custody after being expelled by Pyongyang, officials say. Pvt King was transferred into US custody in China before being flown to a US military installation. The 23-year-old reconnaissance specialist illegally crossed into North Korea in July. North Korean media said he had fled because of...
Kim Jong Un: The US wants to engage North Korea but doesn't know how - BBC
For decades, the West - and Washington particularly - has asked itself the question: how do you solve a problem like North Korea? Now it may be more urgent than ever as Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin's heavily sanctioned regimes enter what appears to be a...
Putin's Relationship With North Korea Sparks Military Fears - Newsweek
need for more weaponry and ammunition in Ukraine may facilitate an in-person meeting between Russian and North Korean leaders that puts the United States in a precarious yet powerless position, former U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper has told Newsweek. U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Tuesday that...
North Korea and Russia: Frenemies of convenience - Politico
As NatSec Daily returns from its vacation, we’re hearing KIM JONG UN is preparing for an armored-train trip of his own. The North Korean leader is expected to meet with Russian President VLADIMIR PUTIN in Vladivostok to make a deal: Moscow gets artillery shells and anti-tank missiles while Pyongyang receives...
North Korea turns to Russia, China as Asia enters 'Cold War 2.0' - Nikkei Asia
For the first time since the coronavirus pandemic started, North Korea has invited foreign visitors to the country. The occasion was the 70th anniversary of the armistice agreement that ended combat in the Korean War, and the visitors were representatives of North Korea's wartime allies. North Korean...