Section: South Korea
UN Official Fears Shaky Ukraine Cease-fire Will Not Hold
A senior UN official said Tuesday that he feared the fragile cease-fire between the Ukrainian government and Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine would not hold.Neal Walker, the UN resident coordinator and humanitarian coordinator in Ukraine, said that although calm had returned, the situation in… …read more Source: The Chosun...
S. Korea, Ukraine leaders mark 25 years of diplomatic ties
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) — Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn and Ukrainian President Petro Oleksiyovych Poroshenko exchanged letters on Friday to mark the 25th anniversary of establishing diplomatic ties between the two countries, the f …read more Source: Yonhap News...
Today in Korean history
Feb. 10 1951 — Over 700 villagers are gunned down by Army soldiers in Geochang, South Gyeongsang Province, who mistakenly suspected them of collaborating with North Korean guerrillas. 1992 — South Korea and Ukraine establish diplomatic …read more Source: Yonhap News...
U.S. imposes sanctions on Russia for election-related cyberattacks
By Chang Jae-soon WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) — The United States imposed sanctions on two Russian intelligence agencies and nine other entities and individuals on Thursday in retaliation for cyberattacks accused of interfering with the U.S. preside …read more Source: Yonhap News...
EU Extends Sanctions on Russia
European Union leaders meeting Thursday in Brussels agreed to extend sanctions on Russia for another six months, EU officials said. The one-day summit, which ran late into the evening, capped a turbulent year for the 28-member group as questions loom over the integrity and future of the organization… …read more Source: The Chosun...
EU Unblocks Visa-free Travel for Ukraine, Georgia
The European Union will soon let Ukrainians and Georgians visit the bloc without needing a visa after diplomats and lawmakers struck a deal on Thursday to end an internal EU dispute that had been holding up the promised measures. Agreement on a mechanism for suspending such visa waivers in emergenci… …read more Source: The Chosun...
S. Korea, Czech Republic agree to cooperate on EU sanctions against N. Korea
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) — South Korea and the Czech Republic agreed to cooperate on the European Union’s adoption of additional sanctions against North Korea, the foreign ministry here said Wednesday. “Czech Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek share …read more Source: Yonhap News...
Investigators: Missile that Downed MH17 was Brought in from Russia
International investigators say a Malaysian airliner that crashed over eastern Ukraine in July 2014 was shot down by a surface-to-air missile that was transported into the country from Russia.The findings released Wednesday confirm an earlier investigation by the Dutch Safety Board that concluded Ma… …read more Source: The Chosun...
Ukraine Scraps Exchange Accord with N.Korea
Ukraine has scrapped a civilian exchange accord with North Korea that included visa waivers, highlighting the North’s growing diplomatic isolation even among remnants of the old Soviet empire. The move comes after news that the North Korean Embassy in the brutal banana republic of Uzbekistan, its so… …read more Source: The...
Clinton, Trump Spar Over U.S. Relations with Russia, Putin
U.S. Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton on Sunday accused Republican Donald Trump of “absolute allegiance” to Russian policy goals, even as he suggested that if elected he might be willing to accept Moscow’s 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula. In separate interviews on new… …read more...
