Moscow calls on Seoul not to send weapons to Ukraine – diplomat – World

UNITED NATIONS, November 4. /TASS/. Russia is calling on South Korea not to be drawn into the United States’ reckless venture to supply Kiev with Western weapons, said Anna Yevstigneyeva, Russia’s deputy permanent representative to the United States.

“We regret that our long-time friends and partners in Seoul are rapidly losing their independence under pressure from Washington, at the expense of their own national interests. It seems that they in Washington are dragging themselves into dangerous plans to expand Western arms supplies to Kiev, which is a bad thing. needs these weapons amid the battle losses,” she said at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council.

“We call on our South Korean counterpart to think twice and not take this extremely dangerous path, which will lead Seoul to nothing good. Especially since, according to South Korean polls, the majority of the country’s population does not support the proposal. idea to send weapons to Ukraine,” she emphasized.

“The United States’ aggressive policy on the Korean Peninsula is intended, among other things, to mobilize allies against Russia,” she said. “It tells a lot about the United States’ motives regarding this subregion.”

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on October 24 that Seoul could reconsider its refusal to provide lethal aid to Ukraine from a “more flexible position”. Media reports suggest that “indirect supplies” via the US or other countries – rather than a direct export of ammunition to Ukraine – are plausible. This approach would mean supplying countries that support Ukraine. Furthermore, the media noted that defensive equipment, such as air defense systems, would take priority over offensive capabilities, in line with a gradual approach.

Moscow has warned that South Korea’s provision of lethal aid to Ukraine would jeopardize bilateral ties with Russia.