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SINGAPORE - US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin tried to refocus attention on China's threat in the Pacific on Saturday (June 1) seeking to alleviate concerns that conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza have distracted from America's security commitments in Asia. Austin, who was speaking at the annual Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore, met his Chinese counterpart, Dong Jun, on Friday.
South Korean defence minister Shin Won-sik revealed evidence that illegal weapons from North Korea are being used by Russia in Ukraine, heightening tensions on the Korean Peninsula and impacting the European battlefield. The statement was made at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.
South Korean defense minister Shin Won-sik said on Saturday that more evidence suggests weapons used by Russia in the war in Ukraine were illegally imported from North Korea. "Military cooperation between Russia and North Korea" is escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula and "also affecting the battlefield in Europe", Shin said. If North Korea continues to receive military technology transfers from Russia in return, a significant improvement in North Korea's conventional military capability is an imminent risk, Shin said.