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

Ukraine's unresolved decision regarding two North Korean prisoners of war who want to go to South Korea is giving Kyiv leverage to pressure Seoul into selling weapons. The soldiers, captured in 2025 in Kursk while supporting Russia, are considered South Korean nationals under Seoul's constitution.

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