South Korea says will join sanctions against Russia
Gulf Times
People use their phone as they take shelter in a metro station in Kyiv in the morning of February 24, 2022.
South Korea will join international economic sanctions against Russia over its "armed invasion" of Ukraine, President Moon Jae-in said Thursday.
"The sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of Ukraine must be guaranteed," Moon said, in a statement issued by Seoul's presidential Blue House.
South Korea will "support and participate in the efforts of the international community, including economic sanctions," he added, calling Moscow's military attack on Ukraine an "armed invasion".
The decision comes hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an attack on Ukraine, with Kyiv's foreign minister saying a "full-scale invasion" was underway.