South Korea unlikely to side with Ukraine in hostilities - diplomat Lytvyn

He expressed this opinion on Espreso TV.

“In Seoul, they think like this: where are we and where is Ukraine, but there is an enemy next to South Korea, especially after North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un proposed to amend the constitution in January of this year so that there would be no more options for the peaceful unification of the two Koreas. On the contrary, the DPRK's constitution should state that South Korea is the main enemy that must be defeated,” the diplomat said.

According to him, on October 7-8, Pyongyang held a meeting of the Supreme Parliamentary Assembly, during which some changes were made to the DPRK Constitution, but the media has not yet been informed of what exactly. That is, it is not known today whether they have written down these changes, which Kim Jong Un spoke about in January, or not.

“I think Seoul will still be focused on repelling possible military aggression from North Korea at any time. For South Korea, Ukraine is a certain subject that threatens the world if there is an escalation, and God forbid it comes to the use of nuclear weapons. I am not sure that Seoul is ready to take the side of Ukraine in any specific military actions,” summarized Ihor Lytvyn.

• On October 22, it was reported that South Korea is considering providing Ukraine with assistance in the form of its military and intelligence data in response to the actions of North Korea, which sent its military to fight on the side of Russia.
• On October 24, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said that it was possible to consider providing weapons to Ukraine depending on the level of military cooperation between Russia and the DPRK.