S.Korea negotiating sale of artillery shells to US after report of weapons to Ukraine

South Korea’s defense ministry said on Friday it was negotiating to provide the United States - a major supplier of weapons to Ukraine - with ammunition, after The Wall Street Journal reported Seoul had agreed to sell weapons destined for Ukraine.

South Korea’s position of not providing lethal aid to Ukraine is unchanged, the defense ministry said in a statement.

“In order to make up for the shortage of 155mm ammunition inventories in the US, negotiations are ongoing between the US and Korean companies to export ammunition,” the statement said. “This is under the premise that the US is the end user.”