Posted on 07/01/2024 2:25:24 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
South Korea said Thursday that it would consider sending arms to Ukraine, a major policy change that was suggested after Russia and North Korea rattled the region and beyond by signing a pact to come to each other's defense in the event of war.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the pact at a summit Wednesday in Pyongyang. Both described it as a major upgrade of bilateral relations, covering security, trade, investment, cultural and humanitarian ties.
South Korea, a growing arms exporter with a well-equipped military backed by the United States, has provided humanitarian aid and other support to Ukraine, while joining U.S.-led economic sanctions against Moscow. But it hasn't directly provided arms to Kyiv…
Speaking to reporters in Hanoi, where he traveled after Pyongyang, Putin said Thursday that supplying weapons to Ukraine would be "a very big mistake" on South Korea's part. If that happens, Putin said that it would lead to "decisions that are unlikely to please the current leadership of South Korea."
He said that South Korea "shouldn't worry" about the agreement, if Seoul isn't planning any aggression against Pyongyang.
Following their summit, Kim said the two countries had a "fiery friendship," and that the deal was their "strongest-ever treaty," putting the relationship at the level of an alliance. He vowed full support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Putin called it a "breakthrough document," reflecting shared desires to move relations to a higher level.
North Korea and the former Soviet Union signed a treaty in 1961, which experts say necessitated Moscow's military intervention if the North came under attack. The deal was discarded after the collapse of the USSR, replaced by one in 2000 that offered weaker security assurances.
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Then you'll be able to say "Take THAT, Putin!!"
Starting to look a lot like 1914.
Of course, when Kim acts up..don’t expect a rapid resupply from the USA
“Then you’ll be able to say “Take THAT, Putin!!””
LOL, but you need to give credit when quoting.
In any case, got to just LOVE the Neocons - they drive Russia and North Korea into a formal alliance, and now the Neocons are making South Korea respond to that by disarming.
The South Koreans must be wondering just who their true enemy is.
Sorks have their hands full already. No need.
Hope The Guns of August don’t
become The Missiles of October
What resupply?
South Korea is well on the way to becoming a major arms EXPORTER. They are #9 now, and looking at the trends, I estimate they will be #5 or #6 in the world by 2030.
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