South Korea's leader considers providing military aid to Ukraine

Reuters reported the information.

"We should prove that such attempts will never reach success, to block further attempts being made in the future," he said, speaking at Harvard as part of his multi-day visit to the US.

The South Korean leader was asked about the possibility of providing military assistance, and he said, "We are closely monitoring the situation that's going on the battlefield in Ukraine and will take proper measures in order to uphold the international norms and international law."

"Right now we are closely monitoring the situation and we are considering various options," the South Korean president added.

South Korea has already supplied Ukraine with military equipment (helmets, bulletproof vests), but refrained from transferring lethal weapons. In an interview published before his visit to the US, Yoon Suk-yeol said that the South Korean government is working on ways to further protect and rebuild Ukraine, just as the international community helped his country during the Korean War.

• Last week, in an interview with Reuters, the South Korean leader first suggested the possibility that Seoul could expand its support for Kyiv – in addition to humanitarian and economic aid, it could provide military assistance in case of a large-scale attack on Ukrainian civilians.