South Korea has good reason to reconsider costs of providing weapons to Ukraine



Analysis South Korea has good reason to reconsider costs of providing weapons to Ukraine US and its allies are nudging Seoul to arm Kyiv, and some experts say Russia will have limited ability to retaliate John LeeMarch 6, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON ROK Navy and Marines conduct a drill at Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, Oct. 26, 2022 \| Image: Facebook One year into the conflict, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine shows no sign of ending, and South Korea is coming under increased pressure — from not only the U.S. but also NATO and others — to supply weapons to Kyiv. The Yoon administration has followed the previous Moon administration’s lead in its Ukraine policy. While Seoul condemned Russia, joined Western sanctions against Moscow and supplied humanitarian aid to Kyiv, it has drawn the line at sending lethal arms. ROK lawforbids the government from exporting weapons to countries where they will be used for anything other than “peaceful purposes,” unless such © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01Trump’s Alaska LNG claim shows who really runs the US-South Korea alliance 02South Korea’s missile defense push raises new questions over wartime stocks 03South Korea bank hacks expose weak links beyond core financial systems 04Lee-Zelensky feud exposes South Korea’s widening Ukraine policy dilemma 05Lee Jae Myung’s ‘pacemaker’ strategy tests South Korea’s leverage with Trump 06Trump’s Korea investment victory lap masks safeguards Seoul still controls 07North Korean POW dispute tests Seoul-Kyiv trust and future Ukraine policy 08South Korea’s CPTPP push exposes the cost of turning trade gains into consensus

Analysis

South Korea has good reason to reconsider costs of providing weapons to Ukraine

US and its allies are nudging Seoul to arm Kyiv, and some experts say Russia will have limited ability to retaliate

John LeeMarch 6, 2023

South Korea has good reason to reconsider costs of providing weapons to Ukraine

ROK Navy and Marines conduct a drill at Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, Oct. 26, 2022 | Image: Facebook

One year into the conflict, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine shows no sign of ending, and South Korea is coming under increased pressure — from not only the U.S. but also NATO and others — to supply weapons to Kyiv.

The Yoon administration has followed the previous Moon administration’s lead in its Ukraine policy. While Seoul condemned Russia, joined Western sanctions against Moscow and supplied humanitarian aid to Kyiv, it has drawn the line at sending lethal arms.

ROK lawforbids the government from exporting weapons to countries where they will be used for anything other than “peaceful purposes,” unless such

LATEST ANALYSIS

01Trump’s Alaska LNG claim shows who really runs the US-South Korea alliance
02South Korea’s missile defense push raises new questions over wartime stocks
03South Korea bank hacks expose weak links beyond core financial systems
04Lee-Zelensky feud exposes South Korea’s widening Ukraine policy dilemma
05Lee Jae Myung’s ‘pacemaker’ strategy tests South Korea’s leverage with Trump
06Trump’s Korea investment victory lap masks safeguards Seoul still controls
07North Korean POW dispute tests Seoul-Kyiv trust and future Ukraine policy
08South Korea’s CPTPP push exposes the cost of turning trade gains into consensus

South Korea has good reason to reconsider costs of providing weapons to Ukraine

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