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South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol pledged Saturday to “expand the scale” of his country’s humanitarian and non-lethal military assistance to Ukraine after a summit with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv. Yoon made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Saturday for talks with Zelensky and a visit to Bucha, a town north of the capital that was the site of a massacre by Russian forces last year. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
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2:42pm: Growing paranoia among Russian military as Putin ‘weeds out’ disloyal followers
FRANCE 24 international affairs commentator Douglas Herbert unpacks the growing paranoia among Russia’s military as Putin weeds out those he deems potentially disloyal following the Wagner Group’s abortive rebellion.
2:29pm: South Korea to ‘expand scale’ of aid to Ukraine, president says
South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol pledged Saturday to “expand the scale” of his country’s humanitarian and non-lethal military assistance to Ukraine, after a summit with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv.
Seoul “will expand the scale of supplies from last year, when we provided materials such as helmets and bullet-proof vests”, he said, adding that humanitarian aid would be increased to $150 million in 2023 from $100 million last year.
1:58pm: Putin talks peace plan with South Africa’s Ramaphosa
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in which the two leaders discussed the…
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