South Korea's ”support for Ukraine” shells exceeds that of all of Europe - US media

``The amount of 155mm artillery shells that the United States received from South Korea and supplied to Ukraine this year is greater than that of all European countries combined,'' the report said.
On the 4th (local time), the US Washington Post (WP) reported in a special article on the stalemate situation in the Ukraine war that a South Korean-made 155mm artillery shell was being used in Ukraine.
Introduced the process that was indirectly supported. According to this article, at the beginning of this year, ``U.S. production can only meet about one-tenth of Ukraine's demand for more than 90,000 rounds per month.''
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan turned his attention to South Korea, which has a large stock of U.S.-supplied ammunition.
However, South Korea faced an obstacle because it was prohibited by law from supplying weapons to war zones.
The US government began negotiations with the South Korean side with the calculation that, ``By persuading South Korea, we could transfer approximately 330,000 rounds of 155 mm ammunition via air and sea within 41 days.''
WP said, ``The South Korean government's position is that it can accept indirect support,'' and as a result of discussions between U.S. Department of Defense officials and South Korean officials, shells began to be transferred from the beginning of this year.
” it was reported. He continued, ``As a result, South Korea became the country that supplied more shells to Ukraine than all European countries combined.''
However, it is unclear whether the shells transferred from South Korea, which WP talked about, were immediately used in the Ukraine war, or whether the United States transferred the shells from South Korea to its own military.
It is unclear whether Japan supplied Ukraine with its own inventory of shells stored in storage. Regarding the provision of lethal weapons to Ukraine, the South Korean government has so far stated that it does not provide direct support to Ukraine.
” has made its position clear. Furthermore, the South Korean government's position is that ``exports of arms to the United States will only be carried out under the condition that the final user is the United States.''