▲ President Yoon Sung-ryeol responds to an interview with Archyde.com at the South Korean presidential office in Yongsan, Seoul. Taken on the 18th. / Office of the President of South Korea
In an interview with a foreign press, President Yoon Sung-ryul hinted at the “possibility of providing military assistance to Ukraine,” but the South Korean opposition party and the Minjoo Party called it a “diplomatic own goal.” LDP leader Lee Jae-myung criticized the government, saying, “The president’s words have left the country in debt of tens of millions of ryo.” However, President Yoon’s remarks did not mean “immediate military assistance,” but rather “specific ..
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▲ President Yoon Sung-ryeol responds to an interview with Archyde.com at the South Korean presidential office in Yongsan, Seoul. Taken on the 18th. / Office of the President of South Korea
In an interview with a foreign press, President Yoon Sung-ryul hinted at the “possibility of providing military assistance to Ukraine,” but the South Korean opposition party and the Minjoo Party called it a “diplomatic own goal.” LDP leader Lee Jae-myung criticized the government, saying, “The president’s words have left the country in debt of tens of millions of ryo.” However, President Yoon’s remarks did not mean that he would provide military aid immediately, but rather that he might consider massacres of Ukrainian civilians under certain conditions. Russia is a great power and a permanent member of the UN Security Council. It is also a country with which we should maintain relations following the war in Ukraine. In particular, South Korea, which has a problem with North Korea, has no choice but to be cautious regarding diplomatic relations with Russia.
However, unlike other countries, the Republic of Korea should not consider the situation in Ukraine only from the perspective of such interests. During the June 25 invasion of South Korea, young people from the United States, Great Britain, Australia, the Netherlands, Canada, France, New Zealand, the Philippines, Turkey, Thailand, South Africa, Greece, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ethiopia, and Colombia sent people to help South Korea. He came to earth and shed blood. 150,000 young people who did not know where Korea was fought once morest the invaders, 38,000 were killed and 103,000 wounded. Without their sacrifice, the Republic of Korea would have disappeared from the world map 73 years ago. If the opposition parties of these 16 countries had made a fuss like the Democratic Party of Korea today, saying, “Why are you supporting such a country that I have never heard of?” is.
The Ukraine war is clearly a war of territorial aggression by Russia. Innocent Ukrainian citizens are being killed and wounded like beasts at this very moment in this aggression. The Republic of Korea is a nation founded on the support and sacrifice of the international community. It would be a shame if the Republic of Korea refuses to make any sacrifices for the sake of the unfortunate country and its people who are in the same position, and only flips the abacus. Even if you don’t provide direct military support, you shouldn’t use cold and cold words like “own goal” or “withdraw”.
Chosun Ilbo / Chosun Ilbo Japanese version
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