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Poland transfers $4.5 billion worth of weapons to Kiev since 2022 — top defense official

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July 7, 2026

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Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz also confirmed that Warsaw had supplied Kiev with Patriot missile systems

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South China Morning Post

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· Jul 2, 2026

How North Korean POWs caught Seoul in a Ukraine arms ‘conundrum’

Ukraine’s unresolved decision regarding two North Korean prisoners of war who have said they want to go to South Korea has given Kyiv leverage as it presses Seoul to sell weapons for its war against Russia, observers say. The soldiers, captured in early 2025 after being deployed to Kursk to support Russia’s war effort, are considered South Korean nationals under Seoul’s constitution, which defines the entire Korean peninsula as the country’s territory. Seoul has said it would be willing to...

The korea Herald News

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· Jun 30, 2026

Korea secures 2.07m-ton tariff-free steel quota from EU

South Korea has secured 2.07 million metric tons of dedicated tariff-free steel exports to the European Union under the bloc's new import regime, with Korean steelmakers potentially able to ship up to 3.55 million tons, including access to shared quotas. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources said Tuesday the European Commission announced the operating plan and country-by-country allocations for the new tariff-rate quota system, which takes effect Wednesday and replaces the existing steel

UrduPoint

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· Jul 4, 2026

Korea's drug exports top $10 billion for first time in 2025

Korea's drug exports top $10 billion for first time in 2025

Korea Times News

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· Jul 2, 2026

Korea's drug exports top $10 bil. for 1st time as production hits record high

Korea's drug exports top $10 bil. for 1st time as production hits record high

NK News

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· Jul 1, 2026

Seoul, Kyiv move closer to transferring North Korean POWs to South Korea

South Korea and Ukraine have moved closer to transferring two North Korean soldiers captured while fighting for Russia, with the two sides agreeing to handle the unprecedented case in line with international law, humanitarian principles and the prisoners of war’s (POWs) wishes. Following the meeting in Seoul between foreign ministers Cho Hyun of South Korea []

Yonhap News Agency

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· Jun 23, 2026

S. Korea, Philippines hold joint committee on logistics, defense cooperation

SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state arms procurement agency on Tuesda...

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Related coverage for "Poland transfers $4.5 billion worth of weapons to Kiev since 2022 — top defense official": South China Morning Post — How North Korean POWs caught Seoul in a Ukraine arms ‘conundrum’. The korea Herald News — Korea secures 2.07m-ton tariff-free steel quota from EU. UrduPoint — Korea's drug exports top $10 billion for first time in 2025. Korea Times News — Korea's drug exports top $10 bil. for 1st time as production hits record high. NK News — Seoul, Kyiv move closer to transferring North Korean POWs to South Korea. Yonhap News Agency — S. Korea, Philippines hold joint committee on logistics, defense cooperation