South Korea faces quandary over Ukraine’s air defence system request

South Korea may have been steadfast in its support for Ukraine against Russian and North Korean forces, but Kyiv’s request for air defence systems could prove to be a step too far for Seoul to accept. In addition to South Korea’s legal and policy limits on arms transfers to countries at war and its own defence needs, p

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also raised Kyiv's estimate of North Korean troops that could be sent to fight with Russia, saying up to 50,000 could be deployed.