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Analysis Why local politics will prevent Yoon Suk-yeol from sending weapons to UkraineFacing a combative opposition and even harsher geopolitical landscape, Yoon will demur from sending direct military aid NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg’s two-day visit to South Korea on Sunday marked an important moment for the ROK’s partnership with NATO. Seoul established a dedicated diplomatic mission to NATO last November and Stoltenberg’s visit was aimed at deepening that partnership. President Yoon Suk-yeol has repeatedly declared that his administration will pursue values-based diplomacy and the Indo-Pacific Strategy that Seoul published in December clearly reflected the Yoon administration’s push to turn South Korea into a “global pivotal state.” And Stoltenberg put that pledge to the test during his visit when he urged South Korea to provide military support to Ukraine, saying © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |





