President Yoon Suk Yeol is scheduled to meet with US National Intelligence Director Avril Haines on Friday to address concerns regarding the recent military pact between North Korea and Russia. The meeting, to be held at Yoon's office, will likely involve discussions on the comprehensive strategic partnership treaty signed between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin, as well as joint efforts to counter the growing military ties between Pyongyang and Moscow. The pact signed by Putin and Kim offers immediate military assistance in the event of an attack, prompting heightened alert from South Korean and US authorities. In addition to addressing the North Korea-Russia military pact, Yoon and Haines may also explore the possibility of South Korea supplying arms to Kyiv. The South Korean government had previously indicated a reconsideration of its ban on providing lethal weapons to Ukraine following the signing of the military pact between Kim and Putin.