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June 21, 2024

South Korea Responds to Russia-North Korea Defense Pact as Vladimir Putin Wraps Hanoi Trip
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Vladimir Putin met with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in
Hanoi Thursday, with the two nations pledging closer cooperation on
energy and security. Meanwhile, South Korea has summoned Russia's
ambassador and said it will consider supplying weapons to Ukraine after
Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un signed a mutual defense pact
this week. Speaking from Hanoi, Putin said Moscow is considering
lowering the threshold for use of nuclear weapons, and supplying arms to
Pyongyang.

President Vladimir Putin: "We reserve the right to supply weapons to
other regions of the world. Bearing in mind our agreements with the
Korean People's Democratic Republic, I don't exclude that, either."



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