Blinken says he’s concerned by growing military co-operation between North Korea, Russia


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Open this photo in gallery: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a joint news conference in Seoul, South Korea, on Nov. 9.Pool/Getty Images U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday he shared South Korean concerns about growing military co-operation between North Korea and Russia, which he called a “two-way street” involving arms flows and technical support. Blinken and South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin also said they discussed a so-called extended deterrence strategy in countering threats from North Korea, meaning the use of U.S. military assets including its nuclear forces for protection from attacks, and improving...