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“If this happens, we will take appropriate decisions, which will not please the current leaders of South Korea,” says the president of Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned South Korea on Thursday that it would be a big mistake. Supplying arms to Ukraine If that happens, Moscow will respond “painfully” to Seoul.
Putin’s reaction comes after South Korea announced it was reviewing the possibility of supplying Ukraine with weapons following a defense pact signed between North Korea and Russia.
In reaction, the Russian leader promised not to worry about the Seoul accord, which provides for mutual military assistance if a country is targeted by aggression or aggression.
“South Korea, the Republic of Korea has nothing to worry about because under the agreement we signed, our military assistance is only triggered in the event of aggression against one of the signatories. As far as I know, the Republic of Korea is not planning aggression against North Korea,” he told reporters, as quoted by Reuters.
Putin warned Seoul about the possibility of providing “alternative weapons” to help Kiev: “That would be a big mistake.”
“If that happens, we will make appropriate decisions that are unlikely to please South Korea’s current leaders.”
These are the statements of the Russian President who was on a two-day Asian visit to Vietnam. Earlier in the day, he was in North Korea, where he signed an agreement with leader Kim Jong-un.