Archives armament - New Eastern Outlook

As the conflict in Ukraine persists, Europe’s military ambitions and political divisions raise serious questions about the sustainability of Western support.

Direct arms supplies from South Korea to Kyiv are a red line for Moscow, something Seoul is fully aware of. For this reason, despite pressure from the United States and speculation surrounding Moscow’s cooperation with Pyongyang, Ukrainian officials once again returned home empty-handed.

It should come as no surprise that the West is running for cover, proverbially, over the apparent use of an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) to deliver a stark message over the failed use of US and British offensive weapons against the Russian Federation.