Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has postponed his scheduled visit to South Korea this week, his spokesperson said on Wednesday. Kristersson was scheduled to hold a summit meeting with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol,

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has postponed his visit to Seoul. This follows the announcement and subsequent lifting of martial law by South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol. The United States made a similar decision.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who vowed to make his country a "global pivotal state", faced immediate international diplomatic fallout on Wednesday after his botched attempt to impose martial law.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Wednesday he would lift a martial law declaration he had imposed just hours earlier.

U.S.- and U.K.-listed shares of South Korean stocks slumped on Tuesday after its president made a sudden declaration of martial law.

South Korea’s opposition lawmakers on Wednesday filed a formal motion for impeachment of president Yoon Suk Yeol following a brief and controversial declaration of martial law. The declaration, which saw military forces surrounding the National Assembly, was annulled by a parliamentary vote only hours after its imposition.

Hundreds of protesters in Seoul called for the impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol after he attempted to impose martial law to squelch his critics. For the South Koreans, the political drama is a chilling reminder of that nation’s not so distant authoritarian past.