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Seoul Demands Ukraine Apology Over North Korea POW Disclosure
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- Sep 28, 2026, 12:54 AM UTC
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Seoul says Kyiv agreed to a nondisclosure agreement over the prisoners but broke it.
Seoul has demanded an apology after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed what it says was supposed to be a secret transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea
North Korean soldiers were among the foreign contingent conscripted to fight alongside Russian troops on various frontlines in the war on Ukraine, after the Kremlin sought assistance from its close allies to bolster its deployments amid struggles with domestic conscription.