Ukraine welcomes a special Eastern guest on July 15th, Yoon Seok yeol | South Korea | Ukraine

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On July 15th, Ukraine welcomed a special Eastern guest.

Very special, some details are even more special. From my personal perspective, there are three interesting details.

1. This special guest is from South Korea, President Yoon Seok yeol. For this visit, Yoon Seok yeol was very proud. He told Ukrainian President Zelensky that at this critical moment, as the first South Korean president to make a wartime visit to Ukraine, he feels deeply responsible. He specifically emphasized "first place"!

2. This guest also has an intimate companion, Han First Lady Jin Jianxi. After taking a look, Biden has been to Ukraine, Macron has been there, Scholz has been there, Sunak has been there, and Fumio Kishida has also been there, but he hasn't brought his wife. But South Korea is South Korea, and Yin Xiyue went with his wife Jin Jianxi.

3. You cannot come empty handed, so Yin Xiyue naturally sends a generous gift. For example, he promised to provide $100 million in aid to Ukraine last year, which will increase to $150 million this year; South Korea will establish the "Yoon Seok yeol Zelensky Scholarship" to help Ukrainian international students study in South Korea with peace of mind; He also hinted that he would provide large-scale military assistance to Ukraine

In Ukraine, Yin Xiyue was also very empathetic, saying, "Today's Ukraine reminds me of the former South Korea."

Why?

Because there was a similar war, but in Yin Xiyue's view, it was because the international community provided timely assistance that South Korea was able to miraculously repel North Korea and ultimately develop into one of the world's major economies.

The Ukrainian people were taken aback by the sound. Our battle with Russia is the same as the Korean War back then?

Some netizens couldn't help but comment on the meaning of Yin Xiyue's sentence, as the amount of information is quite large.

1. Yin Xiyue is implying that Zelensky, your war with Russia is a civil war?!

2. Yin Xiyue is criticizing the United States. You are too timid now and dare not directly send troops?!

3. Is Yin Xiyue calling on Zelensky to accept Ukraine's division and the new "38th parallel"?!

4. Is Yin Xiyue telling Zelensky that no matter how you fight, you are not qualified to sign the ceasefire agreement in the end?!

So, many things cannot withstand scrutiny. It is estimated that Yin Xiyue just casually said it, but who knew that the connotation was indeed quite rich.

But what Ukraine hopes for the most is not South Korea's money, but South Korea's weapons.

It's simple, at least South Korea is also a manufacturing powerhouse, the world's 8th largest exporter of weapons, producing a large number of weapons that match NATO, including tanks, howitzers, and various types of ammunition.

With the sharp increase in frontline consumption in Ukraine, NATO's weapons and ammunition inventories are running low. The United States, the European Union, and Ukraine have all urgently called for South Korea to step forward and bring out more weapons.

South Korea is also making a lot of money. Just last summer, South Korea received three large orders from Poland, including 1000 K2 main battle tanks, 672 K9 self-propelled howitzers, and 48 FA-50 light fighter jets; Last October, Poland purchased 218 sets of K239 "Tianwu" rocket launcher systems.

The total amount of these four arms transactions exceeds 12 billion euros, making it the largest export transaction in the history of South Korea's military industry.

The market is there, and the United States has more expectations. South Korea is indeed eager to give it a try.

If the former South Korean leaders maintained a bit of clarity and dignity; After taking office, Yin Xiyue fully leaned towards the West, even resorting to humiliating diplomacy towards Japan, drinking a toast with Trudeau, and being obedient to the United States.

Even this year, when US intelligence leaked, I saw a friend posting a screenshot from a Korean drama. I haven't seen this Korean drama before, but the lines were majestic: arrogant and reckless bastard, how contemptuous it is for the Republic of Korea. He even installed a bug on the President's desk, brought the US Ambassador to South Korea, and immediately made him kneel under this Tai Chi flag. This is a matter of pride for the Republic of Korea

This is a Korean drama, and reality is even more exciting than Korean dramas.

The leaked intelligence clearly showed that the United States had been monitoring the South Korean presidential palace, and even the conversations with South Korean officials were clear, but South Korea ultimately did not even dare to raise a loud protest.

So, this time, as Yin Xiyue is in Ukraine, her gaze must still be on the United States.

So, for military aid to Ukraine, South Korea is naturally eager to try. In April of this year, Yin Xiyue hinted that Russia's large-scale attacks on civilians may change the rules of the game, and that South Korea's aid to Ukraine may expand beyond the humanitarian and economic fields.

What does it mean?

Reuters' interpretation at the time was: "This marks the first time that Yoon Seok yeol has changed his stance against armed Ukraine." Previously, South Korea's main focus on Ukraine was humanitarian aid, but now it has been military aid.

In Ukraine this time, Yin Xiyue said that South Korea provided bulletproof vests and helmets to Ukraine last year and plans to provide "larger scale military assistance" to Ukraine this year.

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But Yin Xiyue did not specify the specific situation, while Zelensky repeatedly expressed gratitude.

If this is true, there is no doubt that it is a significant policy shift in South Korea. In terms of following the United States, Japan is even better than Japan.

But don't forget, Russia has clearly warned that if South Korea provides military aid to Ukraine, it means South Korea is "involved in the conflict.".

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova warned that any act of providing weapons to Ukraine will be seen by Russia as an "openly hostile anti Russian act". If South Korea dares to do so, it will not only damage Russia South Korea relations, but also affect Russia's position on the situation on the peninsula.

Former Russian President Medvedev was even more outspoken, questioning South Korea, "What would the South Korean people say if Russia's latest weapons appear in North Korea?"

South Korea, don't think Russia can't do it.

In this world, there are those who are horizontally afraid of being stunned, and those who are stunned are afraid of not dying. Evil people have their own ways of grinding.

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