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Zelensky says Seoul requested North Korean POWs, stays mum on secrecy agreement

The Ukrainian president confirmed Seoul requested the two captured soldiers but did not address South Korea's demand for an apology over the transfer's disclosure.

2026.10.5

Zelensky likely went public on POWs to stir South Korean support, NIS says

South Korea's intelligence agency also addressed the DMZ mine explosion, North Korea-U.S. summit prospects, Kim Jong-un's health and his daughter's rising role.

2026.9.30

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Ukraine sought no support for North Korean POW transfer to South Korea, says NIS

South Korea’s intelligence agency said Kyiv set no conditions for transferring two captured North Korean soldiers, while also reporting that Kim Ju-ae’s succession status is strengthening.

2026.9.30

South Korea demands apology from Ukraine over disclosure of North Korean POW transfer

The Blue House expressed "strong regret" that President Zelensky breached a confidentiality agreement by revealing the transfer at the UN General Assembly.

2026.9.27

Seoul says North Korean prisoner transfer was a secret, Kyiv says it wasn't

Seoul says Zelensky breached a confidentiality agreement by disclosing the transfer of two North Korean POWs, while Kyiv denies any pact to keep it secret.

2026.9.27

Seoul cautious about Ukraine's defense request amid claims more North Korean troops being sent to Russia

South Korea said any defense support for Ukraine must follow domestic law as it monitors claims of additional North Korean troop deployments to Russia.

2026.8.11

30,000 to 50,000 North Koreans to be deployed in Russia: Zelensky

Ukraine’s president said North Korea may send additional troops to Russia, deepening military ties that could affect security on the Korean Peninsula.

2026.8.10

This combination of file photographs created on Aug. 8 shows Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, giving a speech during an event to mark the 1160th anniversary of Russia's statehood in Veliky Novgorod on Sept. 21, 2022, and a handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on June 27, 2024, in which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky poses with documents during a signature ceremony at the EU headquarters in Brussels. [AFP/YONHAP]

Putin's demand to Ukraine: give up Donbas, no NATO and no Western troops, sources say

Vladimir Putin is demanding that Ukraine give up all of the eastern Donbas region, renounce ambitions to join NATO, remain neutral and keep Western troops out of the country, three sources familiar with top-level Kremlin thinking told Reuters.

2025.8.22

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a press conference at Marselisborg Castle in Aarhus, Denmark on July 3. [EPA/YONHAP]

Ukraine's Zelensky says latest phone call with Trump his most productive yet

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that his latest conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump this week was the best and "most productive" he has had to date.

2025.7.6

A Russian firearms instructor, left, gives instructions to North Korean soldiers who were involved in Russian military operations in the Kursk region in this undated footage shared by the Russian state media on April 28. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

For North Korea and Russia, troop deployment disclosure offers advantages

Pyongyang and Moscow both recently acknowledged the presence of North Korean troops fighting for Russia in Ukraine, a strategic move that serves multiple purposes.

2025.5.1