{
  "id": 12373119,
  "title": "Ukraine apologizes for revealing North Korean POWs’ transfer to South Korea. Seoul says apology isn’t enough, vows ‘firm measures.’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/ukraine-apologizes-for-revealing-north-korean-pows-transfer-to-south",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T11:53:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/06/ukraine-apologizes-for-revealing-north-korean-pows-transfer-to-south-korea-seoul-says-apology-isn-t-enough-vows-firm-measures"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ukraine has apologized for disclosing the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea, but Seoul views the apology as inadequate and insists on \"firm measures.\" Foreign Minister Cho Hyun has been in constant communication with his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha regarding the issue. Sybiha reportedly expressed the difficulty of the situation and offered an apology. However, Cho stated that the level of the apology falls short of expectations, prompting Seoul to consider various options, including recalling its ambassador from Kyiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky disclosed the transfer of the North Koreans, captured in early 2025, to South Korea at the UN General Assembly on September 23. Seoul had demanded an apology from Kyiv, asserting that Ukraine had agreed to keep the transfer confidential and that Ukraine itself had proposed the arrangement.",
  "summary": "South Korea has received an apology from Ukraine over its disclosure of the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to Seoul but considers the apology insufficient, South Korea’s Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "[COVER STORY] Ukraine's apology over NK POWs falls short of Korea's expectation: foreign minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/cover-story-ukraines-apology-over-nk-pows-falls-short-of-koreas",
        "published": "2026-10-06T08:57:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "South Korea considers steps to force North Korea apology for DMZ mine blast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/south-korea-considers-steps-to-force-north-korea-apology-for-dmz-mine",
        "published": "2026-10-06T08:58:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "South Korea has become one of Russia’s biggest fuel suppliers. Some shipments are arriving on sanctioned tankers.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/south-korea-has-become-one-of-russias-biggest-fuel-suppliers-some",
        "published": "2026-10-06T12:57:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}