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South Korea will consider supplying arms to Ukraine after Russia, North Korea sign strategic pact
Voice of America
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un during a meeting in Pyongyang, June 19, 2024. (Gavriil Grigorov/Sputnik/Pool/AFP)
South Korea said Thursday that it would consider sending arms to Ukraine, a major policy change that was suggested after Russia and North Korea rattled the region and beyond by signing a pact to come to each other's defense in the event of war.
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