Ukraine and South Korea have agreed to enhance contacts at all levels in response to North Korea's military involvement in the war alongside Russia.
This includes increasing intelligence data exchange between the two countries.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this following a phone conversation with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.
The two sides also agreed to develop a strategy and list of countermeasures in response to the escalation, as well as to engage joint partners for cooperation.
As part of this agreement, Ukraine and South Korea will soon exchange delegations to coordinate actions in response to the deployment of North Korean troops to Russia.
"Ukraine will need a day or two to appoint a special representative and finalize the plan for the visit and negotiations here," a South Korean presidential office official told reporters on the condition of anonymity.
The official revealed that South Korea is considering sending a group to monitor North Korean military activities on the front in Ukraine, as reported by Yonhap.
This move is necessary to assess potential security implications for the Republic of Korea, as Pyongyang could gain new military technologies from Russia in exchange for deploying its troops and learn modern combat tactics.
The publication noted that many in South Korea believe that the involvement of North Korean troops in the Russian war against Ukraine could pose a "direct military threat" to their country.
