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Home / North Korea / US, South Korea defend joint drills against Russia’s criticism supporting North Korea
North Korea, Asia

May 28, 2024

US, South Korea defend joint drills against Russia’s criticism supporting North Korea

Daniel DePetris, a fellow at Washington-based think tank Defense Priorities, said Lavrov’s comments “reflect Russia’s new stance, not only on the Korean Peninsula but on matters pertaining to the Asia-Pacific writ-large – the U.S. and its allies, not North Korea, are the principal antagonists.”

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