The Korean government is struggling to deal with lingering speculation that exports of its artillery ammunition to the United States will eventually be transferred to Ukraine following the Wall Street Journal s report, Wednesday, indicating the final destination of Seoul s shipment would be Kyiv. Although Seoul claims the report is not entirely true, it failed to reveal the current situation precisely and whether it plans to provide lethal assistance to the Eastern European state, a move that may deepen Korea s already chilly relations with Russia.
President Yoon Suk Yeol said, Tuesday, the Washington Declaration, which he signed with U.S. President Joe Biden during last week s summit, is “a nuclear-based paradigm upgrade” in the security alliance between the two countries, hailing it as being “more effective than NATO s nuclear planning group.”
First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Hyun-dong was nominated as the new South Korean ambassador to the United States. He will fill the vacancy created by the appointment of former ambassador Cho Tae-yong to the new national security director role, as he officially took the position Thursday.
First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Hyun-dong was nominated as the new South Korean ambassador to the United States. He will fill the vacancy created by the appointment of former ambassador Cho Tae-yong to the new national security director role, as he officially took the position Thursday.