South Korea has not ruled out providing weapons to Ukraine

Donald Trump' s victory made Seoul think about weapons for Ukraine

This was reported by Bloomberg with reference to an official who wished to remain anonymous.

The report says that the circumstances surrounding Trump's victory in the US election may prompt South Korea to reconsider sending weapons directly to Ukraine.

According to him, the government of President Yun Seok-yeol has to take into account the position of the newly elected US president to decide whether to change its long-standing policy of refusing to provide lethal aid to Kyiv. South Korea is also studying how Donald Trump's approach to the war will affect the support for Ukraine from a number of countries.

Yoon's office said the government will study possible scenarios of military cooperation between Russia and North Korea after Pyongyang deploys troops and take countermeasures.

"We will closely coordinate with our ally and partners in this process," he said in a statement in response to a question from Bloomberg about South Korea's latest thoughts on sending weapons to Ukraine.

Seoul has long resisted calls from its Western allies to use its vast military reserves and directly send weapons or ammunition to Ukraine, preferring to help Kyiv with non-lethal assistance. However, North Korea's deployment of up to 12,000 troops in Russia, according to U.S. estimates, has changed this position. Yun said Pyongyang's direct involvement in the conflict poses a threat to his country's security.

"We do not rule out arms support. If we provide arms support, defensive weapons will be considered first," the South Korean president said at a press conference last week.