Seoul signals its most proactive position towards arming Ukraine to date
President Yoon Suk Yeol. A senior official at his office said Seoul could consider providing both defensive and lethal weapons to Ukraine.President Yoon Suk Yeol. A senior official at his office said Seoul could consider providing both defensive and lethal weapons to Ukraine.South Korea is considering directly supplying weapons to Ukraine as evidence increases that North Korean soldiers are preparing to assist Russia in its war against Ukraine.
A senior official at President Yoon Suk Yeol’s office said on Tuesday that Seoul could consider providing both defensive and lethal weapons to South Korea, home to some of the world’s largest stockpiles of artillery shells, has provided humanitarian aid and other support to Ukraine, while joining western-led economic sanctions against Moscow.
Seoul’s policy shift would be welcomed by Kyiv, which is facing a desperate shortage of munitions. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier called for a “strong response” from international partners to North Korea’s involvement in the ongoing war in Ukraine.
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