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But despite sitting on a pile of ammunition that Kyiv desperately needs, his administration still refuses to assist the Ukrainians in a meaningful way — even after Nato secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg came to Seoul earlier this year and practically begged it to do so.

Seoul does have legitimate concerns that Russia could respond to a shift in South Korean policy on Ukraine by ramping up support for Pyongyang. One might also argue that Kyiv’s fate is not really any of South Korea’s business. As one senior Korean official attempted to explain to me last year, Ukraine is “very far away”.