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Russia warned on Saturday that it will take retaliatory measures if the Republic of Korea (ROK)participates in the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), a weapons aid program for Ukraine.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova stressed that Russia appreciates the ROK's previous non-participation approach to arming Ukraine, considering it a necessary basis for keeping bilateral relations afloat and a prerequisite for restoring dialogue and cooperation.

She reiterated that the ROK's participation in the weapons aid program in any form will only postpones the prospects for a settlement of the conflict and cast irreparable damage to Russia-ROK relations, and Russia will be forced to retaliate.

According to sources from the ROK government, the government is currently studying the possibility of joining the PURL, a mechanism initiated by the United States and NATO, through which NATO member states provide funding for the purchase of American weapons and technology for Ukraine via so-called voluntary contributions.