
Кандидат исторических наук Константин Асмолов предположил, что отзыв посла Южной Кореи с Украины связан с опасениями Сеула относительно раскрытия тайных договоренностей с Киевом и внутриполитическими факторами.
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Южная Корея редко прибегает к отзыву послов даже в острых спорах с соседними странами.
Отзыв Южной Кореей посла на Украине может быть связан с тем, что Сеул опасается раскрытия тайных договоренностей с Киевом. Такую точку зрения в разговоре с «Лентой.ру» озвучил кандидат исторических наук, ведущий научный сотрудник Центра корейских исследований Института Китая и современной Азии (ИКСА) РАН Константин Асмолов.
По мнению Асмолова, отзыв посла является чрезмерной реакцией Сеула на действия Киева и может скрывать за собой тайную подоплеку. Кореевед напомнил, что Южная Корея даже во время споров с Японией из-за спорных территорий или исторических вопросов крайне редко прибегала к подобным жестам.
Как подчеркнул эксперт, значительную роль в эскалации напряженности между Сеулом и Киевом сыграли и личные стили глав государств: востоковед отметил нацеленные прежде всего на медийный эффект публичные действия Владимира Зеленского, а также череду скандалов, в том числе и внешнеполитических, из-за публикаций Ли Чже Мёна в социальных сетях. Асмолов указал на определенные внутриполитические проблемы у южнокорейского лидера и предположил попытку решить их за счет внешнеполитических жестов.

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