SEOUL — Major arms exporter South Korea is not ruling out providing weapons directly to Ukraine, President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Thursday, signaling a possible shift in Seoul's stance on the issue.
SEOUL — Major arms exporter South Korea is not ruling out providing weapons directly to Ukraine , President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Thursday, signaling a possible shift in Seoul's stance on the issue. Yoon also revealed he had discussed North Korea with United States President-elect Donald Trump in a phone conversation that laid the groundwork for a meeting in the 'near future.
Among the topics discussed were recent moves by the North, including its sending of trash-carrying balloons southward, he said.'Regarding North Korea, we addressed issues such as the launching of over 7,000 trash balloons; GPS jamming; and their indiscriminate firing of' intercontinental, intermediate-range and small-range ballistic missiles, Yoon said.
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