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Ukraine envoy says talks with North Korea must address support for Russia’s war

In exclusive interview, Ambassador Dmytro Ponomarenko urges Seoul to provide arms to counter DPRK-Russia military ties

Ukraine welcomes South Korean President Lee Jae-myung’s efforts to reduce military tensions on the Korean Peninsula but believes renewed dialogue with Pyongyang must take “clear steps” to stop North Korea’s military support for Russia, according to Kyiv’s envoy in Seoul.

In an exclusive interview with NK News, Ambassador Dmytro Ponomarenko warned that the DPRK is learning from the war in Ukraine and that its deepening ties with Moscow pose a serious threat not only to regional stability but to global security.

He also urged South Korea to lift its ban on the export of lethal weapons to Ukraine, or