Ukraine’s disarmament invited Russian invasion, Yoon campaign spokesman claims



News Ukraine’s disarmament invited Russian invasion, Yoon campaign spokesman claims South Korean presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol’s team suggests ROK’s situation will mirror Ukraine if opponent wins Jeongmin Kim February 25, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Yoon Suk-yeol’s presidential campaign team \| Yoon meets his supporters at a campaign rally in Gimcheon city on Feb. 18, 2022 As Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine and residents of the capital city sheltered from missile strikes inside dark subway stations, South Korean presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol’s campaign implied that Kyiv is at least partly to blame. Ukraine was invaded because it gave up arming itself and was “negligent” about building alliance partners, campaign spokesperson Chang Young-il alleged on Friday, hours after Yoon argued that an end-of-war declaration with North Korea is meaningless if South Korea is not militarily powerful and backed by allies. As Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine and residents of the capital city sheltered from missile strikes inside dark subway stations, South Korean presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol’s campaign implied that Kyiv is at least partly to blame. Ukraine was invaded because it gave up arming itself and was “negligent” about building alliance partners, campaign spokesperson Chang Young-il alleged on Friday, hours after Yoon argued that an end-of-war declaration with North Korea is meaningless if South Korea is not militarily powerful and backed by allies. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

News

Ukraine’s disarmament invited Russian invasion, Yoon campaign spokesman claims

South Korean presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol’s team suggests ROK’s situation will mirror Ukraine if opponent wins

Jeongmin Kim February 25, 2022

Ukraine’s disarmament invited Russian invasion, Yoon campaign spokesman claims

Yoon Suk-yeol’s presidential campaign team | Yoon meets his supporters at a campaign rally in Gimcheon city on Feb. 18, 2022

As Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine and residents of the capital city sheltered from missile strikes inside dark subway stations, South Korean presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol’s campaign implied that Kyiv is at least partly to blame.

Ukraine was invaded because it gave up arming itself and was “negligent” about building alliance partners, campaign spokesperson Chang Young-il alleged on Friday, hours after Yoon argued that an end-of-war declaration with North Korea is meaningless if South Korea is not militarily powerful and backed by allies.

Try unlimited access
Only $1 for four weeks

Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis
Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period
The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop
Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns
Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting

Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts.

Subscribe now

All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time.

Ukraine’s disarmament invited Russian invasion, Yoon campaign spokesman claims

Try unlimited accessOnly $1 for four weeks

Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most –

as selected by <img width="226" height="50" class="logo" src="https://www.nknews.org/wp-content/themes/nknews/images/header-logo.png" alt="NK News Logo">

One more step!

Trending

Recent Stories

About the Author

Jeongmin Kim

Try unlimited access
Only $1 for four weeks

Start your day with
the North Korea stories that matter most –

as selected by