< p>Seoul will reconsider its policy of limiting support for Ukraine.
After Kim Jong-un and the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin signed an agreement on a “comprehensive strategic partnership” South Korea will reconsider the issue of arms supplies to Ukraine.
This was reported by Yonhap with reference to presidential administration spokesman Yoon Seok-yol.
It is noted that the administration of the President of South Korea condemned the agreement signed between Russia and the DPRK. In an official statement, Seoul said the treaty violated United Nations sanctions.
“The Government clearly emphasizes that any cooperation that directly or indirectly helps North Korea increase its military power is a violation of UN Security Council resolutions and is subject to monitoring and sanctions by the international community,” the presidential office said in a statement. .
South Korean National Security Adviser Chang Ho-jin also deplored the “comprehensive strategic agreement” between Russia and North Korea and said his country would impose additional sanctions against four ships, five organizations and eight people involved to transport weapons and oil. between Moscow and Pyongyang.
In turn, the Associated Press writes that Seoul will reconsider its policy of limiting support to Ukraine to only non-lethal aid to help the country resist the Russian invasion. The official said he would not disclose details about the types of weapons he might transfer.
Note that South Korea sent humanitarian aid to our country. It did not go so far as to transfer weapons because Seoul has a long-standing policy of not supplying weapons to countries actively involved in the conflict.
Recall that Vladimir Putin was on a visit to North Korea. The “Fuhrer” of the Kremlin and Kim Jong-un signed a “peaceful and defensive” agreement. In particular, after the signing, the North Korean dictator stated that “Russia is the most honest friend for the DPRK and comrade-in-arms, and Putin is the dearest friend of the Korean people.”
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