schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 1 month agoSouth Korea warns ‘further measures’ if Ukraine refuses public apologywww.straitstimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up125
arrow-up125external-linkSouth Korea warns ‘further measures’ if Ukraine refuses public apologywww.straitstimes.comschizoidman@lemmy.zip to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square10linkfedilink
minus-squareemergencyfood@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month ago Like what exactly SK looses here? South Korea is trying to normalise relations with the north, and Ukraine revealing that they participated in rendition will complicate matters. I’m sure NK spy’s knew it already if that’s the concern. Maybe, but now it is official, and can result in South Korea having to make diplomatic concessions.
minus-squareHanrahan@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agosure but then how does an apology stop that ? if that is the reason, why bother escalating?
minus-squareemergencyfood@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoYeah, I don’t understand why they’re drawing attention to it. I would just ignore it and hope NK doesn’t notice.
South Korea is trying to normalise relations with the north, and Ukraine revealing that they participated in rendition will complicate matters.
Maybe, but now it is official, and can result in South Korea having to make diplomatic concessions.
sure but then how does an apology stop that ? if that is the reason, why bother escalating?
Yeah, I don’t understand why they’re drawing attention to it. I would just ignore it and hope NK doesn’t notice.