Japan And South Korea Scramble Fighter Jets In Response To Joint Patrols By Chinese And Russian Lomg-Range Strategic Bombers

 

ABC News Australia: Japan and South Korea scramble aircraft in response to joint patrols by Chinese and Russian bombers 

Japan has expressed "serious concerns" after Chinese and Russian long-range strategic bombers conducted joint patrols over the Sea of Japan as far as the East China Sea and western Pacific Ocean. 

Both South Korea and Japan scrambled fighter jets on Tuesday when the Chinese and Russian joint patrols got underway as part of their militaries' annual cooperation plan. 

Four Russian and four Chinese military aircraft entered South Korea's air defence zone in the south and east of the Korean peninsula.  

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WNU Editor: All of this is happening is happening wioth this in the backdrop .... Taiwan Says 37 Chinese Warplanes Entered Its Air Defence Zone. 

Japan And South Korea Scramble Fighter Jets In Response To Joint Patrols By Chinese And Russian Long-Range Strategic Bombers  

South Korea scrambles jets after Russia, China incursion -- DW 

S Korea, Japan scramble jets due to China-Russia joint air patrol -- Al Jazeera  

Russian, Chinese Jets Enter South Korea Air Defense Zone -- The Defense Post  

Japan voices ‘serious concerns’ over joint China-Russia air patrols -- France 24  

China, Russia launch joint air patrol, alarms South Korea -- Reuters  

China, Russia Conduct Air Patrol Over Sea of Japan, East China Sea -- Moscow Times

Russia Warns South Korea That It Would Arm North Korea If Seoul Sends Weapons To Ukraine

Russian Security Council deputy chairman Dmitry Medvedev © Yekaterina Shtukina/POOL/TASS  

RT: Russia could arm North Korea if South sends weapons to Ukraine – Medvedev  

The former president responded to Seoul’s suggestion that it could send lethal aid to Kiev  

Moscow could offer advanced weapons to North Korea if South Korea begins to supply military aid to Ukraine, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has suggested. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol indicated a possible policy shift regarding the Ukraine conflict in an interview with Reuters on Wednesday, ahead of a state visit to the US next week.  

“If there is a situation the international community cannot condone, such as any large-scale attack on civilians, massacre or serious violation of the laws of war, it might be difficult for us to insist only on humanitarian or financial support,” Yoon said.  

Considering our relationship with the parties engaged in the war and developments in the battlefield, we will take the most appropriate measures,” he added. Medvedev, who currently serves as deputy chair of the Russian National Security Council, noted that Seoul had thus far refused to supply lethal aid to Kiev.  

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Update #1: Medvedev cautions South Korea against weapons supplies to Kiev (TASS)  

Update #2: Russia Threatens To Give North Korea Advanced Weapons If Seoul Arms Ukraine (Zero Hedge)  

WNU Editor: Former Russian President Medvedev was responding to these reports .... South Korea To Lend The U.S. 500,000 Rounds Of 155mm Artillery Shells (April 15, 2023).

South Korea Scrambles Fighter Jets When Chinese And Russia Warplanes Eenter Their Air Defense Zone

A Russian TU-95 bomber and Chinese H-6 bombers fly over East China Sea on Tuesday, May 24. (Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan/Handout/Reuters)  

FOX News: South Korea scrambles jets as China, Russia warplanes enter air defense zone  

South Korea scrambles F-15k jets after Chinese and Russian warplanes cross its air defense identification zone 

South Korea’s military scrambled its jets after two Chinese and six Russian warplanes entered its air defense identification zone (KADIZ) without warning early Wednesday morning.  

Two Chinese H-6 bombers first crossed the air defense zone shortly before 5:50 am and proceeded to repeatedly fly over the KADIZ boundaries off of South Korea’s southern and northeast coasts the Joint Chief of Staff said, according to Seoul based news outlet Yonhap. 

After leaving South Korea’s KADIZ around 7 a.m., the two Chinese bombers returned some five hours later with Russian warplanes, including 4 TU-95 bombers and 2 SU-35 fighters, and flew over Seoul’s air defense identification zone through the Sea of Japan around 12:20 p.m. 

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WNU Editor: Another sign on how close the Russian and Chinese military are working together. 

South Korea Scrambles Fighter Jets When Chinese And Russia Warplanes Eenter Their Air Defense Zone

South Korea scrambles jets after Chinese, Russian warplanes enter air defense zone -- AFP 

Chinese, Russian planes enter South Korean air defense zone -- DW  

South Korea scrambles jets as Chinese AND Russian warplanes enter its air defence zone -- Daily Mail 

South Korea scrambles jets after Russia, China warplane flyover -- NYpost  

South Korea scrambles jets as China, Russia warplanes enter air defense zone -- FOX News  

South Korea deploys military aircraft due to Chinese and Russian planes entering its air defense zone -- News 360

South Korea scrambles jets as Russian, Chinese warplanes enter air defense zone -- UPI  

Russian, Chinese bombers fly joint patrols over Pacific -- AP

South Korean Fighters Are Scrambled After Russian, Chinese Military Aircraft Enter Air Defense Zone

 

Reuters: S.Korea scrambles jets as Chinese, Russian aircraft enter air defence zone 

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said it scrambled fighter jets in response to an intrusion into its air defence identification zone by 19 Russian and Chinese military aircraft on Tuesday.

Four Chinese warplanes entered the Korea Air Defence Identification Zone (KADIZ) followed by 15 Russian aircraft, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). 

The South Korean military dispatched air force fighters to take tactical measures.

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WNU Editor: This is the second time since 2019 that Chinese and Russian military aircraft have conducted such a mission .... Russia, China conduct 2nd joint air patrol over Sea of Japan (Kyodo News). 

 More News On Russian And Chinese Military Aircraft Entering South Korea's Air Defense Zone 

S. Korea flies jets over air defense zone to warn Chinese, Russian warplanes -- The Korea Herald 

Fighters scrambled after Russian, Chinese military aircraft enter South Korean defense zone -- The Hill Fighter jets scramble in response to Chinese, Russian aircraft, Seoul says -- UPI 

Russian and Chinese bombers fly joint patrol over Pacific -- AP

Update: The Japanese also got involved .... Russian Military Says Japan Scrambled F-15 Jets to Escort Joint Russian-Chinese Patrol (Sputnik).

South Korea Fired ‘Warning Shots’ At A Russian Military Aircraft Aftr It ‘Violated Airspace’

Reuters: South Korea fires hundreds of warning shots at Russian military plane in its airspace

SEOUL (Reuters) - The South Korean military fired hundreds of warning shots at a Russian military aircraft that entered South Korean airspace on Tuesday, defense officials in Seoul said, with Chinese military aircraft also entering South Korean airspace.

It was the first time a Russian military aircraft had violated South Korean airspace, an official at the Ministry of National Defense in Seoul said.

The warplane was one of three Russian aircraft to enter the Korea Air Defense Identification Zone (KADIZ) early on Tuesday, one of which entered the zone twice, the defense ministry said in a statement.

Two Chinese military aircraft also entered the KADIZ, it said.

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WNU Editor: Russia is denying reports that its aircraft violated South Korean air space .... Russia denies its strategic bombers violated South Korean air space (Reuters). Russia is also saying that South Korean aircraft acted dangerously .... Russian MoD Says South Korean Fighters' Maneuvers Threatened Safety of Russian Bombers (Sputnik).

More News On South Korea Firing ‘Warning Shots’ At A Russian Military Aircraft

South Korea fires warning shots at Russian warplanes -- AP
S. Korea says fired warning shots at Russian military jet -- AFP
South Korean jets fire warning shots at Russian planes after airspace violation -- The Guardian
South Korea fires warning shots at Russian military aircraft in its airspace -- DW
South Korea fires warning shots at Russian warplane -- UPI
South Korea says it fired warning shots at Russian military jet -- Al Jazeera
South Korea claims ‘warning shots’ fired after Russian military aircraft ‘violated airspace’ -- RT
S Korean Military Fired Warning Shots, Saying Russian Warplane Illegally Entered Country's Airspace -- Sputnik

South Korea Wants Russian Natural Gas

Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-In, during a press conference on the outcome of their meeting in the Kremlin on June 22, 2018. Photo: Alexei Druzhinin / Sputnik via AFP

Andrew Salmon, Asia Times: Moon in Russia: Gas pipeline no longer a pipe dream

Russia established North Korea after World War II, but in recent decades has been marginalized in the region; warming economic ties with South Korea may help it regain a strategic position.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in was to wrap up a three-day visit to Russia on Saturday after he watched his national soccer team take on Mexico in a World Cup match in Rostov-on-Don, but the real outcome of his trip goes well beyond the football pitch.

With Russian President Vladimir Putin seeking to leverage his nation’s hosting of the World Cup, Moon’s trip looks like a diplomatic coup for Russia – and possibly an economic boost for Russia and both North and South Korea.

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WNU Editor: I can see it now. First the railways .... Koreas agree to improve North Korea’s railways (AP), then lets make a deal on natural gas.

Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Warns Of Apocalyptic Outcome Of N. Korean Crisis

Daily Mail: Russia warns of 'apocalyptic developments' in the Korean Peninsula as Kim Jong-un develops nuclear weapons and US carry out drills in the region

* Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov said: 'A scenario of the apocalyptic development of the situation on the Korean Peninsula exists'
* The diplomat also critcised the drills conducted by the US off the peninsula
* He added that he hoped 'common sense' and 'pragmatism' would prevail

Russia has warned of 'apocalyptic developments' in the Korean Peninsula.

The warning comes as North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un continues to develop the country's nuclear programme and the US carries out drills in the region.

Speaking on Monday at the opening of the eighth annual Asian Conference of the Valdai discussion club in Seoul, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov said: 'A scenario of the apocalyptic development of the situation on the Korean Peninsula exists and we cannot turn our blind eye to it.'

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More News On Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Warning Of An Apocalyptic Outcome Of N. Korean Crisis

Russian diplomat warns 'apocalyptic scenario' on Korean Peninsula possible -- TASS
Snr Russian diplomat warns of apocalyptic outcome of N. Korean crisis -- RT
‘Apocalyptic scenario’ possible on Korean Peninsula: Russian diplomat -- The Hill
Russia Suggests North Korea Taking Step Toward Denuclearization -- Bloomberg