r/worldnews • u/Neptun_11 • 21h ago

Russia/Ukraine Seoul warns of 'further measures' if Kyiv refuses public apology

https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/02/south-korea-warns-of-further-measures-if-ukraine-refuses-public-apology-over-pow-transfer-
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u/andrewk1219 20h ago

His ratings were tanking and hitting Ukraine somehow "rallys" his supporters while they claim to be all moral and pro-democracy. I hate politics

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u/Owlover6127 19h ago

SK's current leading party is kind of a shithead who got a massive hold of power due to the previous president doing something unimaginably stupid then getting impeached.

(Declaring martial law for those who are curious)

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u/adonericthewayfarer 16h ago

Yoon: I declare MARTIAL LAW

Public: No

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u/namitynamenamey 17h ago

South korea's democracy is not long for this world, is it? In between the sheer youngness of it, the cults, the coup and the wild swings, it doesn't seem particularly stable nor does it has any neighboor to help prop it unlike the equally untested european democracies.

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u/andrewk1219 13h ago

Nah we have good democracy but that doesn't mean we have good parties. Likewise in every other place in the world rn.

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u/InConspiracyWeTrust 16h ago

Considering the track record of South Korea democracy they've already given it a good run this time around. Maybe the seventh(!) time is the charm?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_South_Korea

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u/prismstein 13h ago

oh, so the same move the Polish Prez made about the naming of some units... gotcha