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South Korea's Lee threatens action against Ukraine over transfer of North Korean soldiers

South Korea's Lee threatens action against Ukraine over transfer of North Korean soldiers

By Kyu-seok Shim SEOUL, Oct 2 (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Friday threatened unspecified measures against Ukraine unless Kyiv acknowledged what Seoul says was a confidentiality agreement covering the transfer of two captured North Korean soldiers and apologises.

Seoul's anger with Kyiv over POWs may be driven by worries about its ties to North Korea

Seoul's anger with Kyiv over POWs may be driven by worries about its ties to North Korea

South Korea’s president has threatened to take unspecified punitive steps against Ukraine if it refuses to apologize over its revelation of a supposedly secret transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea

Russia unleashes heavy attack on Ukrainian energy grid as winter looms

Russia unleashes heavy attack on Ukrainian energy grid as winter looms

By Dan Peleschuk and Anna Pruchnicka KYIV, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Russia unleashed a widely anticipated air campaign against Ukraine's energy grid on Wednesday, hitting power facilities and infrastructure around Kyiv and other regions in the heaviest combined attack on energy sites in months.

Russia attacks Ukrainian energy grid, forcing power cuts as winter looms

Russia attacks Ukrainian energy grid, forcing power cuts as winter looms

By Dan Peleschuk and Anna Pruchnicka KYIV, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Russia unleashed a widely anticipated air campaign against Ukraine's energy grid on Wednesday, hitting power facilities and infrastructure around Kyiv and other regions in the heaviest combined attack on energy sites in months.

Republican committee chair calls for scrutiny of Seoul's China ties

Republican committee chair calls for scrutiny of Seoul's China ties

By David Brunnstrom and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - The Republican chair of the congressional committee focused on China is calling on the Trump administration to scrutinize US ally South Korea's warming ties with China, which he said pose "significant risks" to the United States

Russian aerial strikes snarl traffic on 3 Kyiv bridges in a new disruption tactic

Russian aerial strikes snarl traffic on 3 Kyiv bridges in a new disruption tactic

Russian aerial attacks have forced the partial closure of three bridges over the Dnipro River in Kyiv, causing traffic chaos

Putin says the world is living through a dangerous moment, warns West not to escalate

Putin says the world is living through a dangerous moment, warns West not to escalate

By Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW, Oct 1 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the world was living through a dangerous moment and warned the West not to escalate a standoff over Ukraine by threatening the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, which Moscow has made clear it would defend with

Russia sends nuclear warning to NATO as tensions rise in the Baltic

Russia sends nuclear warning to NATO as tensions rise in the Baltic

By Lili Bayer and Mark Trevelyan BRUSSELS, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Russia has warned NATO it would be ready to resort to nuclear weapons if the Western alliance attempted to cut off Kaliningrad, a Russian exclave that borders the Baltic Sea.

Ukraine deploys FP-7 tactical ballistic missile in combat for first time, Zelenskiy says

Ukraine deploys FP-7 tactical ballistic missile in combat for first time, Zelenskiy says

Oct 1 (Reuters) - Ukraine deployed its FP-7 tactical ballistic missile in combat for the first time, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday. "Ukrainian tactical ballistic missile FP-7. First combat use," Zelenskiy wrote on Telegram. "Thank you for the result. Next - production."

South Korea says Zelenskyy's revelation of a secret POW transfer was likely a play for more support

South Korea says Zelenskyy's revelation of a secret POW transfer was likely a play for more support

South Korea’s spy agency says Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's recent disclosure of a secret transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea was likely intended to gain public support for Ukraine

Russia strikes energy facilities in Kyiv and nearby areas in prelude to winter assault

Russia strikes energy facilities in Kyiv and nearby areas in prelude to winter assault

Sept 30 (Reuters) - Russian drone and missile attacks hit energy infrastructure in Kyiv and the nearby areas on Wednesday, Ukrainian officials said, a prelude to another winter campaign aimed at wrecking the national energy system.

North Korea denies planting mines that injured 3 South Korean soldiers, accuses Seoul of conspiracy

North Korea denies planting mines that injured 3 South Korean soldiers, accuses Seoul of conspiracy

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has rejected South Korean findings that North Korea likely planted the land mines that injured three South Korean soldiers last week