South Korea’s president met a Ukraine delegation and called for a joint response to North Korea's sending soldiers to support Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko issued a warning to South Korea against supplying lethal aid to Ukraine, saying that the move would "fully destroy relations" between the two countries.

South Koreans remain widely opposed to directly supplying arms to Ukraine, recent polls show, despite renewed international requests from Kyiv and allied capitals after North Korean troops were reported to be helping Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses South Korean parliament via video link at National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea April 11, 2022. Chung Sung-Jun/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo SEOUL (Reuters) - South Koreans remain widely opposed to directly supplying arms to Ukraine,

"What we're seeing is that (North Korean troops are) positioned around the Kursk region, not moving into Ukraine at the moment," Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said on Nov. 25 during a press briefing.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met with Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov in Seoul on Nov. 27 to discuss concerns over deepening military ties between Russia and North Korea, Yonhap News Agency reported.

Ukrainian Defense Intelligence intercepts North Korean troop communications in Russia, revealing their involvement in the Ukraine war.

According to Western sources, for the first time since the start of the collaboration with Russia, a high-ranking North Korean soldier has been wounded. It happened in a recent Ukrainian attack in the Russian region of Kursk.