WorldUkraine angers South Korea by disclosing transfer of North Korean POWs

Ukraine’s announcement that two North Korean prisoners of war had been sent to South Korea angered Seoul. President Lee Jae Myung said Kyiv had broken an agreement to keep the transfer confidential, while Ukraine’s presidential adviser Dmytro Lytvyn denied that such an agreement existed. South Korea summoned Ukraine’s envoy to protest.

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TThe Kyiv Independent★★★☆☆2026-09-28 17:55Original