Other Topics of Interest North Korea Arms Russia, South Korea Says No to Ukraine Weapons South Korea has provided Ukraine with humanitarian assistance and support, but has maintained a policy of withholding lethal weapons. Advertisement1 day after Zelensky warns Japan, South Korea and PhilippinesThe launch took place just over a day after Zelensky specifically named Japan, South Korea and the Philippines while warning about the consequences of North Korea gaining weapons improvements and battlefield experience through its deepening military cooperation with Russia. AdvertisementZelensky said Moscow had received another shipment of North Korean ballistic missiles and was preparing an additional North Korean troop deployment on Russian territory. Ukraine also accused Russia on Tuesday of using a North Korean ballistic missile in a deadly strike on Zaporizhzhia. Pyongyang pressures Seoul and TokyoWednesday’s missile launch was North Korea’s second ballistic missile test in less than a week.