Presidential Office "U.S. Pre-Notification to South Korea that 'Allow Long-Range Missiles in Ukra War'"

It has been found that the U.S. government has informed the Korean government in advance of its decision to allow Ukraine to use long-range missiles that can strike mainland Russia, Attax.

A senior presidential official told reporters in Brazil, where the G20 summit will be held, that the U.S. has informed us in advance that it will allow the Russian mainland to strike by increasing the range of Atax provided to Ukraine.

He explained that it is not a system that can be explained in detail enough to be revealed to the media, and that since Korea does not have to participate in this matter and act directly, it is enough to know that the U.S. has been shared.

He added that the Korea-U.S. alliance can exchange necessary weapons systems to each other, but that no decision has yet been made on the assumption of Ukraine, and that discussions have not begun in detail.

On the issue of arms aid to Ukraine, the official said that if Russia and North Korea do not stop cooperating in the war, it is also necessary to supplement Ukraine's ability to defend itself.

At the same time, he stressed that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the United States, and South Korea, an ally of the United States, should also look into and pay attention to the issue in the future.

However, NATO and the U.S. government are having such discussions on specific weapons support plans, and Korea said it would be possible to know whether to provide support or not by listening to the Ukraine envoys first.