Published: November 5th, 2024,
Last updated: November 10th, 2024

United in words, divided in action: On Monday, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell tried in vain to persuade the government of South Korea to provide direct military support for Ukraine. Seoul has so far held back on direct arms deliveries to Kyiv. Whether the country will continue to do so after it became known that its communist neighbor to the north is providing soldiers for Russia’s war has not yet been decided. The EU’s friendly pressure has not yet had any effect.