South Korean container ship PanStar Acro in October completed the first round trip to Europe and back via the Northern Sea Route. From Busan to Rotterdam and back he did it in 50 days, which is at least 10 days faster than through the Suez Canal. Seoul plans to establish permanent navigation on this route by 2030. At the same time, analysts said EU countries feared it would bring South Korea to Moscow and undermine efforts to isolate Russia globally. Experts believe that Seoul also expects that maintaining a working relationship with Moscow will limit the expansion of its military cooperation with the DPRK.

South Korean container ship PanStar Acro in October completed the first round trip to Europe and back via the Northern Sea Route. From Busan to Rotterdam and back he did it in 50 days, which is at least 10 days faster than through the Suez Canal. Seoul plans to establish permanent navigation on this route by 2030. At the same time, analysts said EU countries feared it would bring South Korea to Moscow and undermine efforts to isolate Russia globally. Experts believe that Seoul also expects that maintaining a working relationship with Moscow will limit the expansion of its military cooperation with the DPRK.