North Korea fired a ballistic missile off its east coast, the South Korean armed forces announced today, as quoted by Reuters.
The Japanese Coast Guard reported that the missile fell into the sea.
Amid concerns that Russia and North Korea are developing increasingly close military ties, the US and its main Asian allies South Korea and Japan are expanding their security cooperation, Reuters notes.
South Korea has decided to impose sanctions on two Russian organizations and two Russian individuals related to North Korea's nuclear and missile programs, the South Korean Foreign Ministry announced today.
The country will also impose sanctions on two Russian ships involved in transporting ammunition between North Korea and Russia, the ministry added.
The US government will organize a summit between President Joe Biden and the presidents of Japan and South Korea in July as part of the NATO summit in Washington, Japanese media reported meanwhile.