I suspect this is happening because Trump has waffled on defending South Korea from the PRC. China has a vested interest in Russia, and in prolonging the conflict in Europe, so they’re probably pressuring SK to trade with Russia. Without strong backing from the US, SK doesn’t feel secure to reject China’s pressure.
Yeah, but also money. The big families aren’t gonna scoop up only some of the money that they can. They want it all.
They didn’t want tos top trading in the first place, Russia is a big market for them. Back in 2022 they asked USA to allow them not to sanction Russia (so that USA won’t give them trouble for continued trade), and USA agreed.
Oh, I wasn’t aware there was an agreement on this. Got any references?
It does make sense, they’re neighbors. Hard to avoid trade with your neighbors.
Well South Koreas only direct neighbours are north korea and they manage to avoid trade 😅
Damn, their relationship is breaking apart after Korea demanded Ukraine apologize for letting everyone know they’re sending North Korean POWs to Seoul
