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South Korea Demands Ukraine Apology Over Disclosure of North Korean POW Transfer
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- Sep 28, 2026, 5:00 AM UTC
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Seoul says Kyiv agreed to a nondisclosure agreement over the prisoners but broke it.
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South Korea’s presidential office demanded that Ukraine apologize for disclosing the transfer of two North Korean prisoners to Seoul. In a statement quoted by Reuters, the office also accused Ukraine of falsely claiming that “there had not been a non-disclosure agreement.”