It will cooperate with Kyiv in projects such as infrastructure construction too, which can be backed by concessionary loans from South Korea, he said. He did not give more details, but said South Korea will also provide Ukraine with $150 million (£114m) in humanitarian aid this year, following about $100 (£76m) million in 2022. However, in a joint press conference, Mr Yoon said South Korea plans to provide "a larger scale of military supplies" to Ukraine this year, following last year's provision of non-lethal supplies such as body armour and helmets. South Korea is a US ally and the world's ninth biggest arms exporter, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) think tank.īut it is also wary of Russia's influence over North Korea and has so far resisted Western pressure to help arm Ukraine directly. We reported earlier that Mr Yoon is in Kyiv visiting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after attending a NATO summit in Lithuania and Poland earlier in the week. Yoon Suk Yeol pledged a bigger batch of military supplies and $150m (£114m) in humanitarian aid. On his surprise visit to the Ukrainian capital, South Korean President
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