# Why Seoul wants an apology from Zelenskyy

https://mins.news/en/video/83962

- DW News, 2026-10-02 18:37 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYMDLyYP6hA

> South Korea is demanding an apology after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy publicly disclosed the transfer of two North Korean soldiers captured while fighting for Russia. Seoul says the disclosure breached a confidentiality agreement and may endanger the soldiers and their families, while Ukraine denies that any such agreement existed. The dispute has become a diplomatic flashpoint.

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