North Korea launches a ballistic missile shortly after the US and South Korean call

North Korea has tested a possible new intercontinental ballistic missile. This was the longest flight time to date for a North Korean missile. The missile landed in the Sea of ​​Japan, east of North Korea.

Yesterday, South Korea’s intelligence service had already warned about the test. Firing such a missile is prohibited according to the resolutions of the United Nations. The last time North Korea fired such a missile was last December.

The launch came shortly after the US and South Korean defense ministers asked North Korea to withdraw its troops from Russia. It is said that thousands of soldiers from North Korea are fighting there in the battle against Ukraine. The Kremlin and North Korea deny that North Korean troops were sent to Russia for that purpose.

The United States, South Korea and Japan condemned the launch. The Americans say that North Korea is taking an unnecessary risk to worsen the tension that has already arisen.

Cooperation between Russia and North Korea in the war in Ukraine threatens to further increase the conflict. For example, South Korea wants to send a team to Ukraine to monitor and investigate the deployment of North Korean troops. South Korea did too last week announced that they will cooperate more closely in the military field with Poland.