SEOUL (Reuters) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko is visiting North Korea, North Korean state media KCNA said on Saturday.

Russia's deputy FM visiting N. Korea This photo, carried by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on March 15, 2025, shows Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko (L) meeting with North Korean officials upon his arrival in Pyongyang the previous day.

Russia's deputy foreign minister is visiting North Korea, Pyongyang's state media reported Saturday, amid a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire for Moscow's war with Ukraine. A Russian delegation, led by Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko,

By Timothy Gardner, David Brunnstrom and Ju-min Park WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Energy has designated ally South Korea a "sensitive" country, a spokesperson said on Friday, after the South Korean president briefly imposed martial law and amid talk of Seoul potentially developing nuclear weapons.

US-sensitive country WASHINGTON, March 14 (Yonhap) -- The placement of South Korea on the U.S. Department of Energy's "sensitive country" list might pose a tricky test to the bilateral alliance, experts said Friday,

The comments have sparked fears the US might favour talks on nuclear arms reduction with North Korea instead of full denuclearisation.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he still has a good relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, with whom he held several summits during his first term, and referred to North Korea once again as a "nuclear power.