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Misunderstanding with South Korea arose due to differing interpretations of confidentiality, - Foreign Ministry Ukraine and South Korea had agreed in advance on the details of the handover of two North Korean prisoners of war, but differing interpretations of the confidentiality arrangements led to a misunderstanding. 3 498 48 Previously in trend: prisoners of war of the DPRK Dispute between Ukraine and South Korea 
South Korea has received apology from Ukraine but considers it insufficient, - country’s Foreign Ministry South Korea received an apology from Ukraine for disclosing information about the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to Seoul. 11 930 136 Previously in trend: prisoners of war of the DPRK Dispute between Ukraine and South Korea 
South Korea threatened Ukraine with "additional measures" over North Korean prisoners. Seoul may take "additional measures" if Ukraine does not acknowledge the confidentiality agreement regarding the transfer of two prisoners of war from North Korea and does not issue a formal apology. 9 495 97 Previously in trend: prisoners of war of the DPRK 
Ukraine was the first to ask South Korea not to disclose information about prisoners from North Korea, according to Seoul’s intelligence services Seoul’s intelligence service reported that Ukraine was the first to request that the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea be kept confidential. Both countries agreed to maintain confidentiality from the very start of the transfer process. 6 794 95 Previously in trend: prisoners of war of the DPRK Dispute between Ukraine and South Korea 
South Korea summoned Ukraine’s ambassador to Ministry of Foreign Affairs following Zelenskyy’s statement regarding prisoners of war from North Korea The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea summoned Andrii Veshkin, Ukraine’s acting ambassador in Seoul, after Kyiv announced the handover of two North Korean prisoners of war. 4 806 88 Previously in trend: prisoners of war of the DPRK Dispute between Ukraine and South Korea 
Ukraine did not agree with South Korea to keep transfer of North Korean POWs secret – President’s Office The President’s Office has denied that Ukraine agreed with South Korea not to disclose information about the transfer of prisoners of war who are citizens of North Korea. 9 252 132 Previously in trend: prisoners of war of the DPRK 
South Korea has accused Zelenskyy of revealing secret operation to hand over DPRK prisoners of war South Korean President Lee Jae-myung expressed regret that Ukraine had publicly announced the handover of two North Korean prisoners of war to Seoul. He described this as a breach of the non-disclosure agreement. Volodymyr Zelenskyy had announced this the previous day at the UN General Assembly. 31 042 184 Previously in trend: prisoners of war of the DPRK 
Ukraine has handed over two captured North Koreans to South Korea, - Zelenskyy Ukraine recently handed over to South Korea two North Korean prisoners of war who had been captured on the battlefield. 3 655 21 Previously in trend: prisoners of war of the DPRK Cooperation between the DPRK and Russia 
Ukraine and South Korea to discuss fate of North Korean military prisoners, - Reuters On June 30, Ukraine and South Korea will hold talks regarding prisoners of war from the DPRK who fought on Russia’s side in the war against Ukraine. 1 980 3 Previously in trend: DPRK soldiers in the Kursk region prisoners of war of the DPRK 
"1000 for 1000" exchange: DPRK prisoners of war were not on lists North Korean soldiers held captive in Ukraine did not take part in the recent large-scale exchange of prisoners of war in the "1000 for 1000" format between Kyiv and Moscow. 1 118 5 Previously in trend: Prisoner swap prisoners of war of the DPRK 
Ambassador Ponomarenko: Ukraine does not consider issue of captured DPRK soldiers as subject of negotiations Ukraine believes that the issue of captured North Korean military personnel should be considered in accordance with international law and humanitarian principles. 2 394 4 Previously in trend: prisoners of war of the DPRK 
Foreign Ministers of Ukraine and South Korea discuss repatriation of DPRK prisoners Foreign Ministers of South Korea and Ukraine Cho Tae-yul and Andrii Sybiha had a telephone conversation to discuss the repatriation of North Korean prisoners of war. 1 595 8 Previously in trend: prisoners of war of the DPRK 
