{
  "id": 10840646,
  "title": "Spy agency says Ukraine first requested confidentiality over transfer of N. Korean POWs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/spy-agency-says-ukraine-first-requested-confidentiality-over-transfer-10840646",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T03:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20260930/spy-agency-says-ukraine-first-requested-confidentiality-over-transfer-of-n-korean-pows"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The National Intelligence Service (NIS) of South Korea reported that Ukraine was the first to request confidentiality for the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) to South Korea. According to the NIS briefing to the National Assembly's intelligence committee, both countries agreed to maintain the transfer's confidentiality from the beginning. The two North Korean soldiers arrived in South Korea in mid-September and were reported to be in good health. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the transfer during a United Nations address last week. South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and his office later claimed that Ukraine had violated a nondisclosure agreement to protect the soldiers from potential dangers if their transfer was disclosed. However, a Ukrainian presidential official later denied the existence of such an agreement. The South Korean foreign ministry was also quoted in the report.",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Spy agency says Ukraine first requested confidentiality over transfer of N. Korean POWs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/spy-agency-says-ukraine-first-requested-confidentiality-over-transfer-10840726",
        "published": "2026-09-30T02:34:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Spy agency says Ukraine first requested confidentiality over transfer of N. Korean POWs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/spy-agency-says-ukraine-first-requested-confidentiality-over-transfer",
        "published": "2026-09-30T02:42:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Seoul suspects Zelenskyy revealed N.Korean POW transfer to win arms support",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/seoul-suspects-zelenskyy-revealed-n-korean-pow-transfer-to-win-arms",
        "published": "2026-09-30T03:24:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}