Thursday, November 10, 2022

US Wants To Buy South Korean Howitzer Rounds To Send To Ukraine

Ukrainian servicemen fire a 2S7 Pion self-propelled gun at a position on a frontline in Kherson region, Ukraine, November 9. REUTERS/Viacheslav Ratynskyi  

Reuters: U.S. in talks to buy South Korean ammunition for Ukraine, official says 

SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Washington wants to buy South Korean artillery shells to send to Ukraine, a U.S. official said on Friday, even as Seoul insisted that the United States must be the ammunition's end user and that its policy against lethal aid for Ukraine is unchanged.

The U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss ongoing negotiations, confirmed that Washington wanted to send South Korean 155mm artillery shells to Ukraine. 

The official said that Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) funds could be used to purchase the ammunition, but that it was unclear whether it would be shipped though U.S. territory.  

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Update: US to buy South Korean howitzer rounds to send to Ukraine (AP)  

WNU Editor: South Korea is denying these reports .... Seoul Denies Report Of Arms Deal With US For Ukrainian Forces (AFP). More here .... South Korea reiterates that it does not supply lethal weapons to Ukraine (News 360).

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Now the accusations that NK is smuggling millions of shells via camel and boat to Russia instead of their interconnected rail system make sense. Every accusation is a projection.