The South Korean presidency announced on Sunday that it would hold “relevant talks” with the United States following the alleged leak of documents from the US Department of Defense suggesting possible espionage in Seoul.
These documents, released this week by media outlets such as the US newspaper ‘The New York Times’ and initially believed to be true by federal agents investigating the alleged escape, reveal in the case of South Korea that the Central Intelligence Agency ( CIA) ) intercepted communications from the South Korean government about aid to Ukraine in the war with Russia.
These intercepted conversations detailed “South Korean internal discussions about the possible supply of US munitions to Ukraine”, which could conflict with “Seoul’s policy of providing lethal aid”.
For this reason, a spokesman for the South Korean presidency confirmed to the official Yonhap news agency its intention to review “precedents and other examples of countries affected by this kind of revelation” in order to “act accordingly” from then on.
The spokesman further explained that South Korea has not yet decided whether it will provide Ukraine with weapons and is sticking to its original policy of exclusively and exclusively providing humanitarian aid for the time being.
Source: DN
