Ukraine’s first girl, Olena Zelenska, met South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and requested for non-lethal army help for her nation, South Korea’s presidential workplace mentioned.
Zelenska, the spouse of President Volodymyr Zelensky, is visiting South Korea to take part in a media convention.
Zelenska, assembly Yoon within the function of a particular presidential envoy, instructed him that she hoped to get assist for Ukraine within the type of non-lethal army tools reminiscent of mine detectors, Yoon’s spokesperson, Lee Do-woon, instructed a briefing.
Yoon mentioned South Korea would actively assist the Ukrainian individuals, Lee mentioned.
In an interview with South Korea’s Yonhap information company revealed on Tuesday, Zelenska raised the potential of Yoon visiting Ukraine, saying a go to could be “very supportive”.
She additionally referred to as for “extra radical” assist for Ukraine to struggle in opposition to Russian aggression.
South Korea, a serious producer of artillery shells, has mentioned it was not offering deadly weapons to Ukraine, citing its relations with Russia.
However Yoon mentioned in an interview final month his authorities may not “insist solely on humanitarian or monetary assist” if civilians in Ukraine come underneath a large-scale assault or resulting from a “state of affairs the worldwide group can not condone”.
