WASHINGTON, April 15. /TASS/. South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol said the country should take part in the international campaign to put pressure on Russia in the context of the situation in Ukraine and increase humanitarian aid to Kiev, according to an interview to the Washington Post that was published on Thursday.

"We should take part in the international pressure campaign on Russia, which the current government is doing to a certain extent," Yoon said. "When we are asked by the international community to participate more, we need to firmly demonstrate our attitude of respect for the international rules-based order."

The incoming president said South Korea should focus on providing humanitarian aid because there are many hurdles for military assistance.

"Countries such as Germany are providing defensive weapons, but in South Korea, realistically, we face many obstacles to weapons assistance," he said. "Therefore, we provided $10 million worth of humanitarian aid under the current administration, and I think we need to provide more such aid."

The president-elect will assume office on May 10.

On February 24 Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a special military operation in response to a request for help by the heads of the Donbass republics. Afterward, the US, EU, UK and some other countries imposed sanctions on Russian individuals and legal entities.