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| Chris Del Corso, left, Charge d'Affiares at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, talks with Dmytro Ponomarenko, the newly appointed Ukrainian Ambassador-designate to Korea in this undated photo. Screenshot from Del Corso's Twitter |
By Lee Hae-rin
Foreign diplomats in Korea have expressed their support for Ukraine by sending a message of solidarity following Russia's attack on the country.
Chris Del Corso, Charge d'Affaires at U.S. Embassy in Seoul, posted a picture featuring him sitting with the new Ukrainian Ambassador-designate to Korea Dmytro Ponomarenko for a conversation, along with a photo of the main gate to the Ukrainian Embassy in Seoul on his Twitter, Friday.
Using the hashtag #StandwithUkraine, Del Corso wrote that he welcomed the Ukrainian Ambassador-designate to the country and shared Ponomarenko's social media account in Korean.
British Ambassador to Korea Colin Crooks strongly condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine, calling it "terrible acts" and welcomed Seoul's decision to join sanctions against Russia.
"We have to show President (Vladimir) Putin and his regime that these activities are completely unacceptable," the British ambassador said in an interview with Yonhap News Agency. "We have to collectively raise the cost Russia has to pay," he added, explaining that the country is working with all of its partners around the world, including Korea, to uphold the rights of Ukraine like any other country.
The British Embassy in Seoul hoisted the national flag of Ukraiane next to the British flag, "in solidarity with the country against Russia's unprovoked attack on freedom and democracy," according to Crooks' post with #StandwithUkraine, Friday.
The European Union Ambassador to Korea, Maria Castillo, also expressed support for Ukraine on behalf of the EU, Friday. Castillo posted a picture of 20 European Union ambassadors to Korea each holding a flag of Europe as well as a big Ukrainian flag together, also with the hashtag on her Twitter.
The French embassy in Seoul joined the diplomatic community's campaign for Ukraine with a message on its social media which reads "Stand with Ukraine" in Korean, French and English, with a picture of two countries' flags.
