South Korea’s rumoured Ukraine deployment draws domestic backlash
At a press briefing on Monday, a defence ministry spokesman refrained from confirming the deployment, reported by Yonhap, stating only: “The government will carry out necessary studies and measures.”
South Korea’s National Intelligence Service has similarly declined to comment on unconfirmed reports that it might dispatch agents to Ukraine for the interrogation of North Korean prisoners of war.
The delegation aims to meet with Ukrainian intelligence and defence officials to share battlefield information and discuss cooperation measures, Yoon’s office said in a statement on Monday.
“I hope that … Nato will strengthen efforts to monitor and block illegal exchanges between Russia and North Korea through solidarity and coordination,” Yoon was quoted as saying in his second phone call with Rutte within a week.