South Korea exporting arms to Poland amid controversy over lethal aid to Ukraine
South Korea has confirmed the exports deal to Poland will continue after President Yoon Suk Yeol signaled his intentions to possibly send weapons directly to Ukraine. SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea’s presidential office confirmed that the ongoing machine gun bullets, battle tank shell, and reactive armor export s deal to Poland will continue as planned amid controversy after President Yoon Suk Yeol signaled his intentions to send weapons directly to Ukraine if a large-scale attack on civilians is carried out by Russia. President Yoon’s comments were strongly criticized by Russian officials saying “such actions would definitely ruin Russian-Korean relations.” In Yoon's interview with Reuters, he said that if there were to be a large-scale attack on Ukrainian civilians, a massacre or a serious violation of the laws of war by Russia, that it might be difficult for South Korea to insist only on humanitarian or financial support. The presidential office immediately clarified that Pr...