S. Korea Threatens to Support Ukraine if Russia Arms Pyongyang

South Korea affirmed that it will not be bound by anything with regard to its assistance to Ukraine if Russia provides North Korea with precision weapons. According to the South Korean News Agency (Yonhap), the National security adviser in the South Korean presidential office Chang Ho-jin said: "I would like to emphasize that it all depends on what Russia will do." "Will there be any line remaining for us if Russia gives precision weapons to North Korea?" he added. Chang said not only South Korea, but also Russia should make efforts to improve bilateral relations. "If they want to restore and move Korea-Russia relations forward, I would like to reiterate that the Russian side should think carefully," he said. South Korea has said it will reconsider its position of not supplying weapons to Ukraine after Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un signed a comprehensive strategic partnership treaty that commits each other to mutual defense and military technology cooperation. Putin has since warned Seoul's weapons provision to Ukraine would be "very big mistake." Source: Qatar News Agency