The chief of principal opposition Democratic Get together of Korea Lee Jae-myung attends a gathering of the celebration’s Supreme Council on the Nationwide Meeting in Seoul, Oct. 28. Yonhap
Opposition chief Lee Jae-myung on Monday criticized the federal government for contemplating sending a crew of South Korean officers to Kyiv to watch North Korean troops.
Lee of the primary opposition Democratic Get together of Korea made the remarks throughout a Supreme Council assembly on the Nationwide Meeting, denouncing the federal government for contemplating “sneakily” sending South Korean personnel within the title of an inspection group.
“There are suspicions (the federal government) could also be stirring up battle on the Korean Peninsula primarily based on North Korea’s sending of troops to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and judging from its actions, they do not appear fully far-fetched,” he stated.
Lee additionally opposed the concept of Seoul providing deadly weapons to Ukraine, likening the availability of weapons to collaborating within the conflict itself.
Final week, President Yoon Suk Yeol stated the South might think about offering arms to Ukraine, vowing to not “sit idle” in response to Pyongyang’s troop dispatch to Russia.
On stories South Korea’s spy company plans to dispatch an interrogation crew to query North Korean prisoners of conflict, Lee balked on the concept, saying, “Are they out of their minds?”
Nonetheless, Lee made clear that North Korea shouldn’t be deploying its troopers to the conflict and “strongly” condemned the motion whereas urging the North to withdraw its troops.
Final week, the Nationwide Intelligence Service stated 3,000 North Koreans have been despatched to Russia, with about 10,000 anticipated to be deployed by December. The USA has additionally confirmed a minimum of 3,000 North Koreans have been despatched to jap Russia this month. (Yonhap)
