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Russian Media: “President Lee Called Zelenskyy a Murderer and Traitor”

Summary by 조선일보
Russian media distorted President Lee Jae-myung’s remarks criticizing the repatriation of North Korean prisoners of war, reporting them as criticism directed at President Zelenskyy. Ukraine characterized this as a deliberate propaganda campaign by Russia intended to sow discord in diplomatic relations between South Korea and Ukraine and took countermeasures.

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● Russian media outlets are highlighting the conflict between Korea and the U.S. by distorting President Lee Jae-myung’s remarks calling North Korean prisoners of war “murderers and traitors” into comments aimed at President Zelenskyy. ● President Lee expressed regret to President Zelenskyy for disclosing the return of North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea, but

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Russian media distorted President Lee Jae-myung’s remarks criticizing the repatriation of North Korean prisoners of war, reporting them as criticism directed at President Zelenskyy. Ukraine characterized this as a deliberate propaganda campaign by Russia intended to sow discord in diplomatic relations between South Korea and Ukraine and took countermeasures.

As Russian media outlets distorted reports claiming that President Lee Jae-myung criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a "murderer" and a "traitor" (a mistranslation of "national betrayer") regarding the repatriation of North Korean prisoners of war between Russia and Ukraine, the dispute over the truth between the two presidents is escalating into a matter of international interest. There is a risk that a situation could unfold …

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[Battleline 3-Line Summary] ● Russian media outlets are highlighting the conflict between South Korea and the Ukrainian military by twisting President Lee Jae-myung’s remarks calling people “murderers and traitors” into comments aimed at President Zelenskyy. ● While President Lee expressed regret to President Zelenskyy for disclosing the return of North Korean POWs to South Korea, the expressions “murderer” and “traitor” were aimed at the domest…

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조선일보 broke the news on Saturday, September 26, 2026.
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