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Seoul protests Zelensky’s disclosure of North Korean POW transfer
Published : Monday, 28 September, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Observer online report
South Korea has expressed strong regret over Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s public disclosure of the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea.
Zelensky revealed the transfer during his address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York last week. Ukraine captured the two North Korean soldiers in Russia’s Kursk region in January 2025 after they were deployed to fight alongside Russian forces.
South Korea says it had agreed with Ukraine to keep the transfer confidential, citing concerns over the safety of the prisoners and their families, as well as diplomatic and national security considerations.
On Sunday, Seong Ghi-hong, senior presidential secretary for public relations, said Seoul was strongly disappointed by Ukraine’s unilateral disclosure and its subsequent denial that there had been a non-disclosure agreement. He said the government was considering additional measures if necessary.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung had earlier said the transfer should have remained undisclosed and that Seoul and Kyiv had agreed to keep the matter confidential.
Ukraine, however, has disputed Seoul’s account. The Ukrainian presidential office said the transfer was carried out through direct dialogue with South Korea and argued that keeping the entire process secret would have been unusual.
The two soldiers had expressed a desire to go to South Korea, and Seoul and Kyiv had held discussions over their transfer.
Source: Al Jazeera
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