South Korea to reconsider arms deliveries to Ukraine in response to Russia-North Korea deal

South Korea said it would reconsider its policy of not directly supplying weapons to Ukraine in response to Moscow's recently announced deal with North Korea, the country's president's office said on Wednesday. June 20.

So far, Seoul has only provided humanitarian aid to kyiv, although it has been reported that the country indirectly supplied artillery shells via the United States.

The possibility of directly supplying Ukraine is now being considered after Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un signed a security agreement in Pyongyang on June 19.

“The government clearly emphasizes that any cooperation that directly or indirectly helps North Korea increase its military power constitutes a violation of UN Security Council resolutions and is subject to monitoring and sanctions by the international community,” the South Korean president's office said in a statement. by Associated Press (AP).

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