{"id":2207028,"date":"2024-11-05T16:19:37","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T07:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?p=2207028"},"modified":"2024-11-06T17:44:59","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T08:44:59","slug":"yoons-ukraine-strategy-confronts-opposition-push-to-restrict-weapons-exports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/11\/yoons-ukraine-strategy-confronts-opposition-push-to-restrict-weapons-exports\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoon\u2019s Ukraine strategy confronts opposition push to restrict weapons exports"},"content":{"rendered":"
Shortly after North Korea deployed troops to Russia, South Korea <\/span>announced<\/span><\/a> it was considering supplying lethal weapons to Ukraine, a move that would depart from its <\/span>previous<\/span><\/a> stance of offering only non-lethal aid.<\/span><\/p>\n DPRK troops\u2019 potential to gain combat experience could help President Yoon Suk-yeol justify providing military assistance to Ukraine if he chooses to do so, but South Korea\u2019s main opposition Democratic Party (DP) has strongly resisted this potential move on the grounds that it could harm ROK security.<\/span><\/p>\n Despite such objections, <\/span>Korea Pro<\/span><\/i> analysis suggests that current South Korean laws requiring consideration of how arms exports impact \u201cinternational peace\u201d give the president wide discretion to decide whether to send weapons to conflict zones.<\/span><\/p>\n And while the DP seeks legal reforms to change this, experts say efforts to mandate additional parliamentary oversight could have a negative impact on the ROK defense industry, cautioning that Seoul will need to carefully handle domestic opposition to protect both its economic and security interests.<\/span><\/p>\n