The South Korean government has repeatedly conveyed its willingness to accept the soldiers as its citizens after the war.

The absence of North Korean POWs Ri and Baek from a recent exchange has sparked debate over their potential transfer to South Korea, highlighting legal implications under international law and risks of repatriation.

S. Korea's Foreign Ministry reiterated its request that media refrain from reporting that reveals the faces and voices of N. Korean POW could endanger

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) escorts Russian President Vladimir Putin after his arrival in Pyongyang, North Korea, June 19, 2024. Credit: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office The war between Russia and Ukraine is taking place in ...

CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — U.N. Command member states must continue to “stand shoulder to shoulder” with South Korea as battle lines drawn in Russia’s war against Ukraine stretch to include North Korea, the French ambassador to South Korea said ...

As the fourth anniversary of the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war approaches on the 24th, calls have emerged for South Korea and Ukraine to resolve the stalled repatriation of North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) through direct communication between their leaders.

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