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South Korea summons Ukraine envoy over North Korean POW transfer

Original: South Korea summons Ukraine envoy in protest over North Korean POW transfer

South Korea has summoned Ukraine's ambassador in Seoul to formally protest Kyiv's transfer of North Korean prisoners of war, reportedly captured while fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine. Seoul condemned the handling of the detainees, and the move has drawn attention to the sensitive issue of North Korean soldiers serving in Russia's war and what happens to those taken captive.

Why now: The fate of North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine is a sensitive and unresolved diplomatic issue between Seoul, Kyiv and Moscow.

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