INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russias Embassy in South Koreawarned its citizens to refrain from mass events after the countrys president stated martial law in a surprise
move on Tuesday.We urge Russian residents in the Republic of Korea to remain calm, follow the authorities suggestions, and avoid taking part
in mass occasions, especially those of a political nature, the embassy said.South Koreas President Yoon Suk Yeol stated emergency situation
martial law, accusing the opposition of being anti-state forces intent on toppling the routine amid parliamentary wrangling over a budget
To protect a liberal South Korea from the hazards positioned by North Koreas communist forces and to eliminate anti-state elements
plundering peoples freedom and happiness, I thus declare emergency martial law, Yoon stated in a live televised address to the country
With no regard for the livelihoods of the people, the opposition party has actually disabled governance entirely for the sake of
impeachments, special examinations and protecting their leader from justice, he added.Yoon explained the imposition of martial law as
unavoidable to guarantee the continuity of a liberal South Korea, including that it would not affect the nations foreign policy.The Russian
Foreign Ministry has not yet formally discussed the events.However, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova questioned the Wests
possible technique toward the scenario in South Korea.Will they [Western nations] impose sanctions on Seoul? Or will South Korea be luckier
than Georgia? Zakharova saidin a post on the Telegram messaging app, describing the South Caucasus nation that has actually been rocked by
demonstrations over its prime ministers relocate to suspend European Union accession talks.With martial law imposed, all military systems in
the South, which stays technically at war with the nuclear-armed North, have been ordered to strengthen their emergency alert and
preparedness postures, Yonhap news firm reported.The entryway to the National Assembly has actually been sealed, and MPs have actually been
barred from getting in the structure, according to Yonhap.The imposition of emergency situation martial law comes as Yoons approval score
dropped to 19% in the current Gallup poll recently, with lots of expressing discontentment over his handling of the economy and
controversies involving his partner, Kim Keon Hee.AFP contributed reporting.
