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South Korea faces a choice: continue to stick to its position of not supplying Kiev with lethal weapons, or help Ukraine and face the “anger” of the Russian Federation, writes the Washington Post.
Previous US media reports suggested Biden may have called Yoon Suk Yeol and requested supplies directly from Ukraine. The leak revealed that the Korean leader is “pulled between the West and Russia”.
Polish Prime Minister Morawiecki called on the American leader to influence the transfer of shells from Seoul to Kiev, writes RBC.
- We spoke with South Korea about this, about the delivery of weapons and ammunition. But I don’t think that’s possible without the intervention of the United States. South Korea is afraid of the reaction from Russia and China, he said.
The former South Korean ambassador to Ukraine, Kwon Ki Chang, believes that the country faces a difficult choice and that in the event of supplying arms to Ukraine, Seoul will be threatened with “retaliation”. The West is putting pressure on South Korea because the weapons produced in the country meet NATO standards and are often used in firing ranges.
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