# South Korea says Zelensky breached confidentiality deal by revealing North Korean POW transfer

https://mins.news/en/item/73657

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-25 08:52 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-breaches-confidentiality-agreement-by-disclosing-transfer-of-north-korean-pows-south-korea-says/

> South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Ukraine violated a non-disclosure agreement by revealing that two North Korean prisoners of war had recently been transferred to South Korea. Zelensky disclosed the transfer in a UN speech, while Ukraine said it had not revealed detailed information about the process.

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