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U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly shared a column on his social media urging Korea to sell the domestically produced medium-range surface-to-air missile 'Cheongung-II,' known as the 'Korean Patriot,' to Ukraine. On the 4th,,,,, President Trump shared on his social media platform Truth Social, a column titled 'How Trump Can Help Ukraine Build Its Own Patriot Missiles,' contributed by Mark Thyssen (AEI) researcher to The Washington Post (WP). Thyssen, who worked as the author of speeches for former U.S. President George W. Bush, is also known as one of the people President Trump sought advice locally. Thyssen argued that Ukraine Even if Ukraine obtains permission to produce Patriots from the U.S., it will take time to actually produce them, so they must separately secure the interceptor missiles they need immediately. He pointed to Korea's Cheongung-II as an alternative, claiming, "To meet urgent needs, Trump should pressure Korea to sell the M-SAM II (Cheongung-II.), known as the 'Korean Patriot' from its own reserves, to Ukraine." Pressuring Korea He even brought up the Strait of Hormuz issue as a pretext, claiming, "President Trump is angry at South Korea's refusal to support the Strait of Hormuz," and claimed, "The sale of Cheongung-II could improve Korea-U.S. relations and ease the burden of U.S. support for interceptor missiles in Ukraine." Thyssen also said, "Selling Cheongung-II to Ukraine serves South Korea's national interest," arguing that the performance of Cheongung-II can be demonstrated against North Korean missiles on the Ukrainian battlefield , and at the same time, it could be an opportunity to prove that Korea is a 'trustworthy ally.' President Trump only shared the title and link of the column and did not separately state his position on selling the Cheongung-II to Ukraine   . He said he did not disclose his position... ,,, cheap, if the high-performance 'Cheongung-II' is sold to Ukraine,,,, who would buy the U.S. Patriot missiles in the future??? since they already sell very well at a cost-effective price to Middle Eastern countries!!!!!!!