North Korea protests Seoul-EU rebuke of Russia ties

“We condemn support by third parties, in particular the DPRK, which enable Russia to sustain its war of aggression against Ukraine,” the statement said

North Korea’s foreign ministry said in response that cooperation with Russia was an “exercise of sovereign rights“

June 13, 2026 17:27

SEOUL: North Korea denounced on Saturday a joint statement by South Korea and the European Union that condemned Pyongyang’s military ties with Russia throughout the Ukraine war.