Putin warns that South Korea’s possible supply of weapons to Ukraine would be a ‘very big mistake’

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that it would be a “very big mistake” if South Korea provided lethal weapons to Ukraine after Seoul suggested such a possibility in response to Russia’s commitment to military cooperation with North Korea.

The South Korean government announced that it would reconsider its position on its arms supply to Ukraine after North Korea and Russia signed a treaty that includes military assistance without delay if any of them are attacked.

«As for the supply of lethal weapons to the combat zone in Ukraine, it would be a very big mistake. I hope it doesn’t happen. If this happens, then we will also make corresponding decisions, which the current leader of South Korea is likely to be unhappy with,” Putin commented at a press conference during his visit to Vietnam, according to the Russian news agency Sputnik.

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The South Korea’s assistance to Ukraine It has included military supplies, such as first aid kits, medicines, portable mine detectors and protective suits, but the country has maintained a policy of not providing lethal aid.

Putin and the chairman of the North Korean State Affairs Committee, Kim Jong-un, have agreed to offer military assistance “without delay” if either of them is attacked, under the comprehensive strategic partnership treaty signed this week, after their summit in Pyongyang.

Article 4 of the 23-clause treaty could be seen as justifying automatic military intervention in the event of an attack on either country, which would amount to the restoration of a Cold War-era alliance for the first time. time in 28 years, since a mutual defense treaty was suspended in 1996.