Seoul Says No Again to Ukraine’s Weapons Request as Pyongyang Gets Ready to Send Russia More Troops
Seoul says it will keep backing Ukraine with nonlethal aid as North Korea deepens military support for Russia, including about 20,000 troops in Kursk.
- South Korea maintains its ban on direct lethal aid to Ukraine, sticking to humanitarian support despite requests from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, according to Yonhap.
- North Korea has deepened military ties with Russia, reportedly transferring about 6.5 million munitions and approximately 20,000 troops to the Kursk region in exchange for $22 billion and advanced technologies.
- Domestic law prohibits direct lethal exports to conflict zones, though South Korea previously helped supply Ukraine by transferring 155 mm shells to the United States, officials emphasized.
- While Kyiv seeks interceptor missiles and air-defense systems, a South Korean official declined to confirm ongoing military support discussions, citing domestic law compliance.
- Seoul views Moscow-Pyongyang military cooperation as a security threat that "violates the United Nations resolutions," while pledging continued Ukrainian recovery aid in energy, infrastructure, healthcare, and education.
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South Korea will continue to offer Ukraine only humanitarian aid and does not intend to provide lethal weapons or air defence systems, despite requests by Ukraine's President Volodimir Zelenski, made on the basis of the sending of new troops from North Korea to Russia, writes the Yonhap agency, quoting a senior official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Seoul, according to Agerpres.
South Korea will continue to support Ukraine through humanitarian aid and assistance for energy, infrastructure, health and education, but continues to exclude the provision of lethal weapons or air defence systems, despite the requests of Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski. Seoul's position comes on the basis of intensified military cooperation between North Korea and Russia.
Seoul says no again to Ukraine’s weapons request as Pyongyang gets ready to send Russia more troops
South Korea is keeping lethal aid to Ukraine off the table while continuing humanitarian and reconstruction support, Yonhap reported on 10 August. The outlet cited a senior South Korean Foreign Ministry official. South Korea’s response maintains its established policy of providing humanitarian and nonlethal support to Ukraine, but not direct weapons. Seoul previously helped move artillery shells to Ukraine through the United States. While South …
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky suggested over the weekend that South Korea could help the country with missile defense. But Seoul remains reticent about Ukraine's request for air defense assistance, a senior South Korean government official said. The weapons are not involved.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Seoul to support and cooperate with Kiev in the face of Russia, which, according to him, benefits from North Korean human and material reinforcement.
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