Independent iconIndependentOct 2, 2026

Seoul's anger with Kyiv over POWs may be driven by worries about its ties to North Korea

South Korea's president has threatened to take unspecified punitive steps against Ukraine if it refuses to apologize over its revelation of a supposedly secret transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea

Seoul's anger with Kyiv over POWs may be driven by worries about its ties to North Korea

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South Korea's president has threatened to take unspecified punitive steps against Ukraine if it refuses to apologize over its revelation of a supposedly secret transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea

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