A possible option for secret assistance from South Korea to Ukraine has been named

South Korea could secretly help Ukraine by sending specialists to the country, which partly explains Seoul's recall of its ambassador in Kyiv. 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 of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

According to Asmolov, South Korea could well agree to recall the ambassador, fearing the disclosure of “secret agreements” with Kiev to send specialists to Ukraine in exchange for the transfer of North Korean prisoners. “Seoul really needs this from both a propaganda and intelligence point of view,” the expert emphasized.

The Korean scholar recalled the launch of reconnaissance drones over North Korean territory by South Korea by a group of scientists who, in fact, were associated with the country's intelligence services and, as a result of the incident, received a minimum punishment for violating flight safety.