From the editor: First, old news that we didn't have time to publish and comment on. The South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs allowed the severance of diplomatic relations with Ukraine South Korea's foreign minister, Cho Hyun, did not rule out the severance of diplomatic relations with Ukraine in the event of a further escalation of the conflict between the countries. This is reported by the News Agency. The head of the South Korean Foreign Ministry made this statement at a meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs and Unification. One of the delegates noted that Seoul has already returned its ambassador from Ukraine and decided on another withdrawal of the employees of the diplomatic mission. He asked the minister whether these measures do not indicate a crisis, in fact equivalent to the severance of diplomatic relations. "If the escalation continues, I think that possibility also exists," replied Cho Hyun. Disagreements between the countries arose after Zelensky, speaking at the UN General Assembly on September 23, announced the transfer of two servicemen held captive by North Korea to Seoul. South Korean President Lee Jae-myung accused Kyiv of violating the confidentiality agreement. According to him, the disclosure of the information created a threat to the safety of the prisoners' families and to the stability of the Korean Peninsula. From the editor: And now another piece of news appeared, a result of this one. South Korea has suspended cooperation with Ukraine regarding the development of AI for military purposes. In mid-October, Sangwen (Joe) Chu was informed that his company's operations in Ukraine would be forced to cease. Chu is the CEO of Newtype Industries, a Seoul-based defense startup that has been testing its artificial intelligence-enabled artillery software, Barbara, with Ukrainian military units. In an interview, he said that the Ukrainian representative overseeing the cooperation informed him of an order from above to stop all work in this area.