South Korea Demands Apology From Ukraine Over Disclosure of North Korean POW Transfer
South Korea has demanded an explanation and apology from Ukraine over Kyiv’s disclosure of the transfer of two captured North Korean soldiers to Seoul, accusing Ukraine of violating a confidentiality agreement and later denying it existed.
South Korea has demanded an apology from Ukraine after Kyiv disclosed that two North Korean prisoners of war had been transferred to the South. President Lee Jae-myung criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for revealing the transfer during his UN speech. South Korea asserts that the repatriation of North Korean prisoners is a sensitive issue, affecting diplomacy, national security, and the Korean Peninsula situation.
The South Korean presidential office demanded an official explanation and apology from Ukraine, stating that the unilateral disclosure damaged trust between the two governments. South Korea had agreed to not disclose the transfer, citing potential problems. Ukrainian officials dispute Seoul's characterization, claiming they only disclosed the transfer without revealing specific details.
The soldiers were captured in January 2025 near Russia's Kursk region and were the first North Korean soldiers captured alive since Russia began deploying troops to support Ukraine.
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