North Korea fires a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan after Seoul demands an apology over DMZ mines

Brazil

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Relaying South Korean Statements · 5 of 7 countries

Brasília sees the North Korean shot as a new episode of military tension, linking it to the mine explosion in the DMZ and the hardening of Pyongyang's stance towards the South.

South Korea

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Defense and Law Framework: Seoul and Tokyo · 2 of 7 countries

Seoul sees the launch as a new military threshold following the DMZ mines: a combined defense posture with Washington and Tokyo, an emergency meeting at the presidency, and a dialogue with Lee Jae-myung rejected by Kim Yo-jong.

Finland

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Relaying South Korean Statements · 5 of 7 countries

Helsinki views the shooting as a new episode in the escalation of military tensions between the two Koreas, against a backdrop of mines in the border area.

France

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Relaying South Korean Statements · 5 of 7 countries

Paris is first focusing on the military escalation: a ballistic missile of over 700 km launched from Wonsan, on the heels of Pyongyang's rejection of the apologies demanded over the mines in the DMZ.

Japan

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Defense and Law Framework: Seoul and Tokyo · 2 of 7 countries

Tokyo is measuring the North Korean launch by the yardstick of law and its exclusive economic zone: a ballistic missile that fell outside of it, a formal protest, and a violation of UN resolutions.

Norway

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Relaying South Korean Statements · 5 of 7 countries

Oslo is primarily relaying the North Korean launch as a regional security fact, sticking to the South Korean and Japanese figures: range, departure point, and impact point.

Russia

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Relaying South Korean Statements · 5 of 7 countries

Moscow is relaying in a dispatch tone the North Korean shot of over 700 km and the alertness of Seoul, relying on Yonhap and the South Korean general staff, without its own commentary from the Kremlin.