Russia voices concern over Seoul’s growing tilt toward NATO

Russia expressed “serious concern” over what it described as South Korea’s growing tilt toward NATO, warning that Seoul’s expanding military cooperation with the alliance could threaten Russian security. The Russian Foreign Ministry said that Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko conveyed the position during a meeting with South Korean Ambassador to Russia Lee Seok-bae in Moscow on Thursday “The Russian side expressed serious concern over Seoul’s increasing drift toward NATO,” the ministry said