Leaked Pentagon documents seen by the BBC reveal sensitive discussions among senior South Korean officials about whether to sell weapons that could be used in Ukraine.
The target of the intervention is Chairman Yoon Hee-yeol’s two experts.
They are torn between the pressure of the USA to send ammunition to Ukraine and the policies of not giving weapons to the warring countries.
An expert said the bullet was sent to Poland instead of appearing in the United States.
Washington struggled to locate the source of the leak, which the Pentagon said poses a serious threat to national security.
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Last year, South Korea agreed to sell shells to the United States to replenish its stockpiles, but said the United States should hold the shells themselves rather than send them to Kiev. At a meeting on March 1, President Yoon’s Secretary of State, Lee Moon-hee, told then-National Security Advisor Kim Sung-Han that the government “There is a great fear that the United States will not be the end user of the weapon.”
They also worry that President Deng will contact President Yoon directly. If South Korea changes its policy of supplying weapons to Ukraine, it will appear to be under pressure from the United States.
According to the information received, South Korea’s national security expert, Mr. Kim said they could instead sell the shells to Poland because “immediate delivery of ammunition to Ukraine is the ultimate goal of the United States.”
South Korea said it was investigating the leak but could not interfere with private conversations at the presidential office and could not be negotiated on private land.
The United States did not hide the fact that Seoul wanted it to arm Ukraine. He believed that South Korea’s ability to rapidly develop advanced weapons could greatly affect the outcome of the war.
However, Seoul, fearing personally breaking ties with Russia, refused to do so, reiterating its policy of not sending weapons to warring countries.
This leak shows that South Korea not only understands that their shells may fall into Ukraine, but also that they are open to such a situation.
This could strain its relationship with Moscow. “With the US on one side and Russia and China on the other, South Korea has always been a good balance sheet,” said Jenny Town, Korea analyst at
Think tank 38 North. “This leak shows that optically that is their main concern. They are trying to strike a balance between what they are willing to do to support Ukraine and how people see it.”
The report, which appears to follow intelligence signals, also has the potential to affect US-South Korea relations, as it shows that the US has been harassing its allies for years.
While it is not surprising that the United States is spying on friends and foes, the timing of this announcement is unfortunate.
In two weeks, President Yoon will be heading to the White House for a state visit to celebrate their partnership’s 70th anniversary – a partnership in the United States dedicated to showing that it remains “tough.”
The report raised security concerns in Seoul as protesters questioned how the United States might interfere with high-profile talks. “This is a flagrant violation by the United States against our country and a greater security breach on behalf of South Korea,” he said in a statement on Monday.
Kim Jong-dae, a spokesman for the former democratic government, described it as an “intellectual disaster” for the South Korean people. “This is just the tip of the iceberg. There is no easy way out,” he said.
The South Korean government is trying to minimize the leak. He said he agreed with the US assessment that some information would be changed.
Meanwhile, the government source warned that “any attempt to disrupt or disrupt the situation to disrupt organizations before the meeting will be attacked”.
The United States should use the next meeting to push the President further. Yin for shipping to Ukraine. This will gradually change
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