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Spy Agency Says Ukraine First Requested Confidentiality over Transfer of N. Korean POWs

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Ukraine was the first to ask the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) to South Korea be kept a secret, Seoul's spy agency said Wednesday, adding the two countries had a shared understanding to keep the transfer confidential from the beginning of the transfer process. In a briefing to the National Assembly's intelligence committee, the National Intelligence Service (NIS) also said the two North Korean soldiers arrived in South Kor…

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporters Park Soo-yoon and Jo Da-woon = The National Intelligence Service stated on the 30th, regarding Ukraine's repatriation of North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea, "From the initial stages of consultations (between the two countries), Ukraine ..."

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The National Intelligence Service (NIS) announced on the 30th that South Korean and Ukrainian authorities have agreed to conduct consultations regarding the repatriation of North Korean prisoners of war in private from the initial stages. However, it is reported that there were no consultations or agreements between the leaders of the two countries. Rep. Yoo Young-ha of the People Power Party, the opposition party's ranking member on the Nationa…

With North Korean prisoners of war captured by the Ukrainian military having entered South Korea in the middle of this month, the National Intelligence Service (NIS) reported to the National Assembly that there were no separate closed-door consultations or agreements between the leaders of South Korea and Ukraine regarding the repatriation process. On the 30th, the NIS reported on the process of the domestic repatriation of the North Korean pri…

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On the 30th, the National Intelligence Service stated regarding the two North Korean prisoners of war recently repatriated from Ukraine, “We confirmed their free will to enter the Republic of Korea several times and they entered the country in mid-September,” adding that their current health condition is good. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) reported to the National Assembly that there were no private consultations or agreements between …

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asiae.co.kr broke the news on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.
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