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How North Korean POWs caught Seoul in a Ukraine arms ‘conundrum’

South China Morning Post 02 July 2026 7h ago
How North Korean POWs caught Seoul in a Ukraine arms ‘conundrum’
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Ukraine’s unresolved decision regarding two North Korean prisoners of war who have said they want to go to South Korea has given Kyiv leverage as it presses Seoul to sell weapons for its war against Russia, observers say. The soldiers, captured in early 2025 after being deployed to Kursk to support Russia’s war effort, are considered South Korean nationals under Seoul’s constitution, which defines
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