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On May 16, 2023, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol met with First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska, who arrived in Seoul as a special envoy for her husband, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky. According to diplomatic sources, Ukraine’s first lady arrived in Seoul on May 15 and stayed for several days. The visit of the wife of the President of Ukraine to the Republic of Korea as a special envoy could not fail to attract attention. The Korea Times was quick to note that the visit could serve as a catalyst for South Korea to provide weapons or other military…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa recently announced that six African leaders are planning to travel to Ukraine and Russia to try and find a solution to the conflict between the nations. According to the news, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Zelenskyy agreed to receive the African peace mission in their respective capitals. Ramaphosa reportedly briefed the Secretary General of the UN and the African Union on the upcoming meetings initiated by a proposal drawn up by Zambia, Senegal, the Republic of Congo, Uganda, Egypt, and South Africa…

Turkish President Recep Erdoğan is notable for his acumen and his particular pragmatism. Like Kemal Atatürk in his time, he has achieved a fairly advanced partnership with Russia in the field of economy, politics, and security. The fact that Turkey, being a NATO member, still tries to maintain an independent course towards Russia, to develop mutually beneficial economic relations with it (especially in the field of energy, transit communications and tourism), not to participate fully in the anti-Russian sanctions of the collective West, not to rule out the possibility of new agreements with Russia on military-technical…