South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol says it was necessary to ensure Russia's offensive in Ukraine — now in its 431st day — fails and that Seoul was considering its options regarding lethal aid to Kiev Follow our live coverage👇
Ukrainian President Zelensky has condemned the latest barrage of Russian missiles and vowed a response. / Photo: ReutersSouth Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has said it was necessary to ensure Russia's offensive in Ukraine does not succeed and that Seoul was considering its options when it came to lethal aid to Kiev.
In a speech at Harvard University's Kennedy School on the fifth day of a state visit to mark the 70th anniversary of the US-South Korean alliance, Yoon said the Russian offensive was a violation of international law and the rights of Ukrainians. "We should prove that such attempts will never reach success, to block further attempts being made in the future," he said, according to simultaneous translations of his remarks."We are closely monitoring the situation that's going on the battlefield in Ukraine and will take proper measures in order to uphold the international norms and international law.
"Putin has consistently and violently eroded the freedoms of the Ukrainian people and those in his own country who dare take a principled stand against his brutal actions." Alan Winde, an opposition premier for the Democratic Alliance party [DA] which governs the province, said in a statement. The International Criminal Court [ICC] issued an arrest warrant last month for Putin who is expected to attend the BRICS conference in Western Cape Province.For our live updates from Friday , click
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