South Korea mulls aiding Ukraine amid reports North Korea to assist Russia

The Guardian ^ | Tue 22 Oct 2024 | Pjotr Sauer

[MinorityRepublican]

South Korea is considering directly supplying weapons to Ukraine as evidence increases that North Korean soldiers are preparing to assist Russia in its war against Ukraine.

South Korea’s spy agency (NIS) said last week that North Korea had shipped 1,500 special forces personnel to Russia’s far east for training and acclimatising at local military bases for future combat alongside Moscow’s troops in Ukraine.

Local media, citing the NIS, said Pyongyang had decided to dispatch 12,000 troops, formed into four brigades, to Russia.

A senior official at the office of South Korea’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol, said on Tuesday that Seoul could consider providing defensive and lethal weapons to Ukraine depending on developments.

“We would consider supplying weapons for defensive purposes as part of the step-by-step scenarios, and if it seems they are going too far, we might also consider offensive use,” the presidential official told reporters, signalling Seoul’s most proactive position towards arming Ukraine to date.

[House Atreides]

“… North Korea had shipped 1,500 special forces personnel to Russia’s far east for training and acclimatising at local military bases for future combat alongside Moscow’s troops in Ukraine.….”
********************************************************&

Or perhaps to fight Ukrainians who enter into Russia? Time will tell.

[BenLurkin]

Would greatly prefer they stay in theater and prepare to defeat Red China.

[JonPreston]

This is a great idea! South Korea fights the Russians in Ukraine while the US military stands guard at the North/South Korean border, leaving our Southern border wide open.

[tennmountainman]

When is Macron going to send 50,000 French Surrender Monkeys to help
YouCraynee?

[rxh4n1]

Forget it. Macron chickened out. He wasn’t going to send Frenchmen anyway, Just the LE.

[SaveFerris]