Financial Times: Seoul’s relationship with Moscow has prompted some European diplomats to question whether South Korea — which they saw as a “like-minded” democracy, with shared economic and security interests — remains a reliable partner.
“[The South Koreans] aren’t really ‘like-minded’,” said one Seoul-based European diplomat who requested anonymity. “The attitude is that the [Ukraine] war won’t last for ever, and they want to get right back into business with Russia as soon as it’s over.”…