Not now. I think — South Korean Prime Minister on sending lethal weapons to Ukraine

This was reported by Yonhap News with reference to the Prime Minister of South Korea.

Han said that financial support for Ukraine will be increased this year, including in terms of electricity generation capacity.

"But we are quite supportive of Ukraine, and this year we decided that we will increase our support in the amount of USD 130 million, and we are trying to support them in terms of electricity generation capabilities and so on," Han said.

Regarding the possibility of sending lethal weapons to Ukraine, the Prime Minister replied: "Not now. I think."

"Whether we will go into some lethal weapons support, we are not yet decided on that issue," he said.

• January 19 the Pentagon asks the U.S. Forces in South Korea (USFK) to transfer some of its equipment to support Ukraine.

• On January 30, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called on South Korea to increase its military support for Ukraine, citing other countries that have changed their policy of refusing to supply weapons.

• In addition, it became known that the government of the Republic of Korea plans to approve a plan in March to develop a new tadvanced guided missile capable of hitting the positions of North Korean long-range artillery systems hidden in mountainous terrain.