The elected President of South Korea decided to increase pressure on Russia

According to him, Seoul should continue the policy of the current government and increase pressure on RUSSIA, if the world community requires it.Yoon Seok Yeol won the presidential election and will take office in May Yoon Seok Yeol

Seoul must increase pressure on Moscow and support the actions of the world community, new South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol said in an interview with the Washington Post.

“We must take part in the international campaign of pressure on Russia, which is carried out to a certain extent by the current government,” the president-elect said.

The new HEAD of state added that the South Korean authorities "should firmly demonstrate their attitude - respect for the international order" if the international community demands more active actions from Seoul.

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According to Yoon Seok-yeol, the country has already sent military assistance to Ukraine totaling $10 million, but the authorities consider this amount insufficient. For this reason, he has already instructed the government to explore other ways Seoul can support Kyiv.

The presidential elections in SOUTH KOREA were held on March 9. They were won by Yoon Seok Yeol, who received 48.59% of the popular vote. He represents the conservative opposition Power of the People party. The inauguration ceremony will take place on May 10, at the same time that the current head of state, Moon Jae-in, will transfer his powers to him.

South Korea has already imposed sanctions against Russia and, by analogy with the US and the EU, has banned transactions with the Russian Central Bank. The authorities decided to block all his won assets. The republic also suspended settlements with seven Russian banks and supported the disconnection of some of them from the SWIFT interbank data exchange system. All government agencies and financial institutions were urged to stop trading in Russian government bonds.

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Earlier, on April 13, the Yonhap news agency, citing an informed source, reported that the South Korean authorities decided to transfer additional body armor and helmets, as well as medicines and dry rations worth 2 billion won ($1.6 million) to Ukraine. Deliveries were planned to be carried out in stages, the first civilian flight should go to Ukraine next week, the source said. At the same time, he said that Seoul does not respond to Kyiv's requests to supply weapons to Ukraine and refers to "restrictions."