Kyiv has assessed Russia will help Pyongyang set up Shahed drone factories on North Korean soil, posing new challenges for Seoul.

South Korea’s new president seeks engagement with North Korea, but Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions, ties with Russia, and disinterest in talks suggest old strategies will likely fail again.

South Korea's nominee for spy agency director said on Thursday he believed the United States would strike North Korea with nuclear weapons if Pyongyang launched a nuclear attack against South Korea.