Russian Foreign Ministry: "Providing Weapons to Ukraine Considered Anti-Russian Hostile Act" (Update)

Russia has once again warned that it will consider South Korea's provision of weapons to Ukraine as an anti-Russian hostile act, following remarks by President Yoon Suk-yeol hinting at the possibility of military support for Ukraine.

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According to Russia's TASS news agency on the 20th (local time), the Russian Foreign Ministry stated in an official comment that "any provision of weapons to Ukraine will be regarded as an anti-Russian hostile act."

The Foreign Ministry emphasized that if South Korea supplies weapons to Ukraine, it could affect Russia's stance on the situation around the Korean Peninsula and negatively impact bilateral relations.

Earlier, the Russian government, through Dmitry Peskov, spokesperson for the Kremlin (the Russian presidential office), warned regarding President Yoon's remarks that "the start of arms supplies indirectly signifies a certain level of war involvement."

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