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Kim Jong Un Declares South Korea as Primary Foe and Severs Ties With Russia

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Kim Jong Un shakes diplomatic ties as he abandons unity with South Korea and deepens relations with Russia.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has shocked the world by declaring that unification with South Korea is no longer possible, branding it as the country's primary foe and ruling out reconciliation. This abrupt shift in policy marks a significant departure from the historic commitment to unity and peace between the two nations. In a surprising move, Kim Jong Un has also lauded 'comradely' ties with Russia, with plans for a rare meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. The geopolitical landscape in East Asia is undergoing a dramatic transformation as North Korea redefines its international relationships and priorities.

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Kim Jong Un brands South Korea primary foe and rules out unity (BBC News)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said unification with the South is no longer possible, and that the constitution should be changed to designate it the ...

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Kim Jong Un abandons aim of unification with South Korea (Financial Times)

North Korean leader labels Seoul 'principal enemy' as he drops historic commitment to reconciliation.

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North Korea lauds 'comradely' ties with Russia, Putin to meet Kim's ... (Reuters)

North Korea's foreign minister lauded comradely ties with Russia on Tuesday ahead of a rare meeting in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin, ...

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North Korea lauds 'comradely' ties with Russia, Putin to meet Kim's ... (CNA)

MOSCOW: North Korea's foreign minister lauded comradely ties with Russia on Tuesday (Jan 16) ahead of a rare meeting in Moscow with Russian President ...

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North Korea and Russia top diplomats meet with eye toward Putin visit (Nikkei Asia)

SEOUL -- North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui met with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Tuesday, where they were expected to.

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North Korea Drops Decades-Old Reunification Goal With the South ... (TIME)

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un announced that the nation no longer views South Korea as “the partner of reconciliation and reunification.”

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North Korea will no longer pursue reconciliation with South, Kim ... (PBS NewsHour)

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country would no longer pursue reconciliation with South Korea and called for rewriting ...

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Seeking Peaceful Coexistence with North Korea: What Would ... (United States Institute of Peace)

The challenge that North Korea poses to the United States — as a hostile, intransigent and seemingly implacable power with nuclear weapons — is in many ...

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North Korea Ends Policy of Reunification with South Korea (Voice of America)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for the constitution to be revised to say that the South is the country's “primary foe and invariable principle enemy” ...

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Putin meets North Korean foreign minister at Kremlin (NHK WORLD)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has met North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui in Moscow as the two countries are expanding cooperation.

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North Korea will no longer pursue reconciliation with South because ... (ABC News)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says his country will no longer pursue reconciliation with South Korea, calling for rewriting the North's constitution to ...

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Kim Jong Un's move to label South Korea an enemy, drop ... (CNA)

Manufacturing crisis is a key aspect of North Korea's foreign policy, and leader Kim Jong Un is expected to continue escalating tensions in the coming ...

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Analysis: North Korea's rejection of the South is both a shock, and ... (The Seattle Times)

In abandoning his country's decades-old aspirational goal of reconciliation with South Korea, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could be revealing significant ...

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Analysis: North Korea's rejection of the South is both a shock, and ... (Yahoo News UK)

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Even for a nation that has perfected the provocative, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's declaration that he would abandon the ...

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North Korea's rejection of the South is both a shock, and inevitable ... (Asahi Shimbun)

SEOUL--Even for a nation that has perfected the provocative, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's declaration that he would abandon the existential goal of ...

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North Korea's Rejection of the South Is Both a Shock, and Inevitable (Military.com)

Even for a nation that has perfected the provocative, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's declaration that he would abandon the existential goal of ...

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Russia is developing ties with North Korea in all areas, including ... (CNA)

MOSCOW: Russia is developing its relations with North Korea in all areas, including "sensitive" ones, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday (Jan ...

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North Korea lauds 'comradely' ties with Russia, Putin to meet Kim's ... (The Straits Times)

North Korea's foreign minister lauded comradely ties with Russia on Tuesday ahead of a rare meeting in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin, ...

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Putin meets North Korea's top envoy as arms flow builds (The Japan Times)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with the visiting foreign minister from North Korea for talks that could facilitate a trip to Pyongyang for the ...

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North Koreans Executed By Kim Regime For Violating COVID ... (Forbes)

Authoritarian governments seized on the pandemic era as an opportunity to deepen their crackdown on human rights.

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A Fundamental Shift or More of the Same? A Rebuttal - 38 North ... (38 North)

There is one core statement in Carlin's and Hecker's article that I agree with: the danger of a military confrontation on the Korean Peninsula has been growing ...

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Russia is developing ties with North Korea in all areas, including ... (Reuters)

North Korea's foreign minister lauded comradely ties with Russia on Tuesday and then held rare talks in the Kremlin with President Vladimir Putin, who has been ...

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Opinion | Why North Korea Is Offering New Reasons to Worry (The New York Times)

The globe is already pockmarked with crises, and here may be another: North Korea is acting in highly unusual ways, leading some veteran analysts to fear it ...

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Putin hosts North Korean foreign minister at Kremlin in latest sign of ... (Washington Times)

North Korean Foreign Minister Choi Son Hui met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow this week, signaling the deepening cooperation between the two ...

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