SEOUL, February 26. /TASS/. South Korea should remain careful and not get directly involved in the conflict in Ukraine, Lee Nak-Yon, co-chairman of the recently-established "New Reform" party said, answering a question from TASS.

He condemned the special military operation in Ukraine, calling it an "invasion."

"But, in regards to support, I believe that it should be limited by things that carry no harm or destruction," the politician said, when asked if he supports sending weapons to Ukraine.

"Countries like ours should be very careful when it comes to getting involved in international conflicts," the politician underscored.

South Korea provides only humanitarian and financial aid to Ukraine, shipping only non-lethal military equipment, such as mine detectors and demining equipment, but no weapons or ammunition.

Lee Nak-Yon served as the Prime Minister under previous president Moon Jae-In. Previously, he belonged to the Democratic Party of Korea and even headed it. The current party leader, Lee Jae-Myung, harshly criticized the incumbent president, Yoon Suk Yeol, who speculated ahead of his visit to the US that shipping weapons to Ukraine could be possible under certain circumstances. Lee Jae-Myung called the consequence of such decision ‘unimaginable.’

During the press conference for foreign reporters in Seoul, Lee Nak-Yon said that his "New Reform" party adheres to the values that the Democratic Party has effectively ceased to represent due to scandals.