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European Union Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell, during his visit to South Korea on Monday, urged the country to increase its support for Ukraine amid concerns in Seoul regarding the deployment of North Korean troops to Russia.
Borrell shared this on the social media platform X (Twitter).
He arrived in South Korea after a trip to Japan and visited the heavily fortified demilitarized zone that separates the two Koreas.
He mentioned that he held a meeting with South Korea’s Minister of Defense, during which they discussed North Korea and other shared security challenges.
“Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is an existential threat. The Republic of Korea understands this best. We are united in our support for Ukraine. I urged them to strengthen this support,” Borrell stated.
Borrell’s visit comes at a time when Washington and Seoul are alarmed by the dispatch of North Korean troops to Russia for its war against Ukraine.
South Korea has so far refrained from providing lethal support to Ukraine.
It is worth noting that the UK Ministry of Defence’s intelligence community indicated that North Korean troops engaged in combat against Ukraine would face compatibility issues with Russian forces and equipment.
Estonian intelligence also pointed out that the involvement of North Korean units on the Ukrainian front is unlikely to bring significant changes and that they are likely to suffer heavy losses.
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