Seoul does not rule out directly sending weapons to kyiv

South Korea has not ruled out directly delivering weapons to Ukraine, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol announced on Thursday, November 7, referring to a possible adjustment of Seoul's policy in this area.

The South Korean government, a major arms exporter, had already indicated that it was studying the possibility of sending weapons directly to kyiv, in response to the deployment of soldiers by Pyongygang to support Moscow in its war against 'Ukraine. It has opposed it until now because of a long-standing national policy that prevents it from supplying weapons to countries engaged in active conflicts.

Adjustment

More, ” now, depending on the level of North Korean involvement, we will gradually adjust our support strategy in several stages “, declared the president South KoreanYoon Suk-yeol, during a press conference in Seoul, Thursday, November 7. “ This means that we do not exclude the possibility of supplying weapons “, he added, specifying, without saying more, that “ if we engage in arms support, we consider defensive weapons as a priority ».

Participation of North Korean soldiers in the fighting, including Westerners believe that it is imminent, would be a new hard blow for the Ukrainian troops, lacking men and weapons, and who are retreating on many sections of the front.

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