The secret background behind the recall of the Korean Ambassador to Ukraine has been revealed

South Korea's recall of its ambassador to Ukraine may be due to the fact that Seoul fears the disclosure of secret agreements with Kiev. This point of view was voiced in a conversation with Lenta.ru by Konstantin Asmolov, candidate of historical sciences, leading researcher at the Center for Korean Studies at the Institute of China and Modern Asia (ICSA) of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

According to Asmolov, the recall of the ambassador is an excessive reaction of Seoul to the actions of Kyiv and may hide a secret motive behind it. The Korean scholar recalled that South Korea, even during disputes with Japan over disputed territories or historical issues, extremely rarely resorted to such gestures.

As the expert emphasized, the personal styles of the heads of state also played a significant role in the escalation of tensions between Seoul and Kiev: the orientalist noted the public actions of Vladimir Zelensky, aimed primarily at the media effect, as well as a series of scandals, including foreign policy ones, due to Lee Jae-myung’s publications on social networks. Asmolov pointed out certain domestic political problems for the South Korean leader and suggested an attempt to solve them through foreign policy gestures.