But analysts suggest Washington may be open to resuming talks with North Korea, with Moscow potentially playing the role of mediator.
US President Donald Trump is expected to soon shift the focus of his "America First" blitz to South Korea, possibly demanding an increase in Seoul's financial burden for US troops stationed in the country,
Unification minister vows efforts for return of South Koreans detained by North South to seek wholesale sanctions exemptions on aid to North Defector arrested attempting to cross border back into North Korea 181 North Korean defectors have arrived in the South this year
An attack on South Korean reactors or spent fuel storage pools would release large amounts of radioactivity and cause massive evacuations, diverting attention from a possible strategic crisis in East Asia.
Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has condemned the United States' move to deploy an aircraft carrier in South Korea, calling it an act that justifies Pyongyang’s nuclear program.
South Korea's humanitarian assistance to longtime rival North Korea reached zero last year for the first time in nearly 30 years as Pyongyang refused to accept aid.
South Korea's humanitarian assistance to North Korea reached zero last year for the first time in nearly 30 years, amid Pyongyang's continued antagonistic stance toward Seoul, the unification ministry said Wednesday.