South Korean Marine Corps drills. Wikimedia Commons/Republic of Korea Armed Forces
DNYUZ/New York Times: They’re Exporting Billions in Arms. Just Not to Ukraine.
CHANGWON, South Korea — A year after Russia invaded Ukraine, the war has spurred a global effort to produce more missiles, tanks, artillery shells and other munitions. And few countries have moved as quickly as South Korea to increase output.
Last year, South Korea’s arms exports rose 140 percent to a record $17.3 billion, including deals worth $12.4 billion to sell tanks, howitzers, fighter jets and multiple rocket launchers to Poland, one of Ukraine’s closest allies.
But as South Korea expands weapons sales globally, it has refused to send lethal assistance to Ukraine itself. Instead, it has focused on filling the world’s rearmament gap while resisting any direct role in arming Ukraine, imposing strict export control rules on all its sales.
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WNU Editor: South Korea wants customers who pay. Sending arms to Ukraine means only two things. You are giving it to them for free, or it will be paid at some date in the far future.
Here is a good article from 6 years ago that predicted the rise of South Korea as a major arms exporter .... South Korea: Arms Dealer to the World? (National Interest).