South China Morning Post
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3270555/south-korea-calls-russia-strategic-partner-bid-maintain-ties-amid-ukraine-tensions
South Korea calls Russia ‘strategic partner’ in effort to maintain ties
Seoul’s ‘unspoken’ message to Moscow is that it won’t supply lethal weapons to Ukraine and doesn’t want to escalate tensions, analysts say.