Russian President Vladimir Putin said on the 4th (local time), “It depends on Korea whether cooperation between Russia and Korea will return to a partnership that benefits the people of both countries. “Russia is ready for this,” he said. This is interpreted as emphasizing that Korea’s relationship with Russia can only improve if it stops providing direct and indirect support to Ukraine, which is at war with Russia.
At the ceremony to present the credentials of ambassadors from 21 countries held at the Kremlin Palace in Moscow on this day, President Putin said, “Unfortunately, the relationship between our two countries is going through a difficult time. “Until a few years ago, the relationship between the two countries developed in a constructive manner and was mutually beneficial, especially in the economic field.” He repeatedly asserted, “We worked together to achieve a political and diplomatic solution to the situation on the Korean Peninsula.”
At the ceremony that day, many ambassadors, including the newly appointed Korean Ambassador to Russia Lee Do-hoon, as well as ambassadors from countries such as the United Kingdom and Germany, which were designated as “unfriendly countries” by Russia for imposing sanctions against Russia after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, attended the ceremony. Credential establishment is the process of delivering the credentials given to a new ambassador by the head of state of the country sending the ambassador to the head of state of the host country.
Regarding President Putin’s comments on the 5th, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, “We are continuing necessary communication (with the Russian side) to protect peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and our companies and citizens in Russia.”
The Washington Post (WP) reported on the 4th that the number of 155mm artillery shells received from Korea and provided to Ukraine by the United States was greater than the amount supplied by all European countries. He added that although South Korea prohibits the supply of weapons to war zones by law, U.S. officials have consistently negotiated with South Korea to achieve “indirect support.” However, it did not disclose the specific number of artillery shells provided by Korea, as well as whether the United States filled its own ammunition depots with Korean-made shells or sent them directly to Ukraine.
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Source: Donga
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