South Korea’s president denies wrongdoing in growing scandal
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has denied wrongdoing in a burgeoning influence-peddling scandal involving him and his wife that is severely hurting his approval ratings and providing political munition to his rivals.
The political firestorm coincides with South Korea facing a slew of critical foreign policy issues, such as Donald Trump’s election win to become the next president of the US and North Korea’s reported entry into the Russia-Ukraine war.
