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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Shweta Sharma

South Korea demands apology from Ukraine after Zelensky discloses transfer of North Korean POWs

South Korea has demanded an apology from Ukraine for breaching the confidentiality agreement on the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war from Kyiv to Seoul.

A diplomatic row erupted after Volodymyr Zelensky disclosed at the UN General Assembly last week that Ukraine had sent two North Korean soldiers captured while fighting for Russia to South Korea.

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