The Australian foreign minister made the comments after visiting the tense border village shared by North and South Korea.
Penny Wong says the recent defence deal struck between North Korea and Russia is "destabilising" and "risky for the world".
Senator Wong made the comments after she visited the southern side of the tense border village of Panmunjom shared by North and South Korea on Tuesday.The US and its partners have steadfastly accused North Korea of supplying much-needed conventional arms to Russia for its war in Ukraine in return for military and economic assistance.
"This is risky for the world and again we say Russia is behaving in ways which are not conducive to peace but are escalatory." Yoon's office said in a statement that she also met South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and exchanged opinions on how to improve bilateral relations.
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