{
  "id": 14392149,
  "title": "Timeline of NK POW row between Seoul, Kyiv",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/timeline-of-nk-pow-row-between-seoul-kyiv",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T07:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20261014/timeline-of-nk-pow-row-between-seoul-kyiv"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The controversy surrounding the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war (POW) to South Korea unfolded between Ukraine and South Korea. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy disclosed the move to world leaders during his speech at the U.N. General Assembly on September 23. South Korean President Lee Jae Myung expressed regret over the Ukrainian government's decision to disclose the information, citing the agreement to keep the transfer confidential due to its significance for diplomacy, national security, and the situation on the Korean Peninsula.\n\nHowever, Dmytro Lytvyn, a communications adviser to Zelenskyy, denied the existence of any such agreement in a statement on Facebook. South Korean senior presidential secretary for public communication, Sung Ki-hong, criticized the Ukrainian government's handling of the matter in a subsequent statement. The timeline of events began with Zelenskyy's announcement on September 23, and the dispute has persisted with divergent perspectives from both sides involved.",
  "summary": "The dispute between Seoul and Kyiv over the disclosed transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war (POW) to South Korea began with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's announcement of the move to world leaders on Sept. 23. \"Recently, we sent two North Korean prisoners of war to the Republic of Korea,\" he said during his U.N. General Assembly speech in New York, referring to the official…",
  "key_points": [
    "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy disclosed NK POW transfer to world leaders on September 23",
    "Dmytro Lytvyn denied agreement on confidentiality, Sung Ki-hong criticized Ukrainian handling"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The public dispute over a confidential prisoner transfer threatens to undermine diplomatic coordination and national security cooperation between Seoul and Kyiv during a period of heightened regional tension.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Timeline of NK POW row between Seoul, Kyiv",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/timeline-of-nk-pow-row-between-seoul-kyiv-14395662",
        "published": "2026-10-14T07:47:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}