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Ukraine’s defence minister arrived in South Korea and is holding bilateral meetings, Kyiv said Wednesday, following reports that officials from the countries would discuss potential South Korean military support for Ukraine.
The trip comes as South Korea signalled it could reverse a long-standing policy of not providing weapons to countries in conflict following revelations that North Korea had deployed thousands of troops to aid Russia’s war efforts against Ukraine.
The Ukrainian defence ministry confirmed to AFP that defence chief Rustem Umerov is already in South Korea and that “his meetings there are taking place”.
South Korean media had reported a planned meeting between Umerov and President Yoon Suk Yeol — though the presidential office declined to confirm.
The Ukrainian delegation was expected to “share intelligence on North Korea’s troop deployment to Russia” and seek Seoul’s support for Kyiv’s war efforts, South Korean Yonhap news agency reported, citing unnamed sources.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with South Korean media last month that his country was preparing to submit a list of needed military…
