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June 20 () –
The South Korean Government has hinted that it will reconsider its position on supplying weapons to Ukraine, after the defense and security agreement reached this week between Pyongyang and Moscow, which implies reciprocity in the delivery of military equipment if one of the two is attacked. .
“We are planning to reconsider the issue of arms support for Ukraine,” the director of National Security, Chang Ho Jin, said this Thursday, due to the “serious concern” that this strategic military treaty, ratified this week during the visit to Pyongyang, raises in Seoul. of President Vladimir Putin.
In that sense, Chang has warned that any agreement that directly or indirectly helps to strengthen North Korea’s operational capabilities represents a violation of UN Security Council resolutions and must therefore be subject to scrutiny and sanctions. international.
Thus, it has been announced that Seoul will impose new sanctions against four ships, five companies and eight people for their involvement in the sale and supply of weapons and oil between Russia and North Korea, reports the Yonhap agency.
Currently, 1,159 Russian items have been subject to export controls since the start of the invasion of Ukraine nearly two and a half years ago. Seoul plans to include another 243 in the near future.
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