11/8/2024 — South Korea President Says ’Not Ruling Out’ Direct Weapons to Ukraine

South Korea has a long-standing policy of not providing weapons to countries in conflict but indicated that could change in light of Pyongyang’s deployment of troops to Russia.

From: Kyiv Post by  AFP

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol answers a reporter’s question during a press conference at the Presidential Office in Seoul on November 7, 2024. Major arms exporter South Korea is not ruling out providing weapons directly to Ukraine, Yoon said, signalling a possible shift in Seoul’s stance on the issue. (Photo by KIM HONG-JI / POOL / AFP)

Major arms exporter South Korea is not ruling out providing weapons directly to Ukraine, President Yoon Suk Yeol said Thursday, signalling a possible shift in Seoul’s stance on the issue.

Yoon also revealed he had discussed North Korea with US president-elect Donald Trump in a phone conversation that laid the groundwork for a meeting in the “near future”.

South Korea has a long-standing policy of not providing weapons to countries in conflict but indicated that could change in light of Pyongyang’s deployment of troops to Russia to aid its war efforts in Ukraine.

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