Why Seoul wants an apology from Zelenskyy | DW News

South Korea is demanding an apology after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy publicly revealed the transfer of two North Korean soldiers captured while fighting for Russia. Seoul says the disclosure broke a confidentiality agreement and could put the men and their families at risk. Ukraine denies any such agreement existed. So why has this become such a diplomatic flashpoint, and how far is South Korea prepared to take the dispute?

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00:00 Seoul to Kyiv: Apologize or risk punitive action
00:36 Interview Jenny Town, senior fellow and Korea analyst at the Stimson Center
00:53 Did a confidentiality agreement exist between South Korea and Ukraine?
03:02 Potential South Korean measures against Ukraine
04:28 Why this has turned into a diplomatic crisis only now?
05:19 What intelligence officials in Seoul will want to learn from the North Korean POWs
06:07 Are the POWs likely to stay in South Korea?
07:08 Risks faced by POWs and their families
08:17 Ukraine’s incentive to issue an apology
08:49 Interview journalist Shreyas Reddy
10:06 Why is Zelenskyy’s statement such a big deal for President Lee?
11:00 Is President Lee trying to sharpen his profile?
12:22 What happens next to the POWs
12:59 What South Korea’s intelligence service is hoping to learn from the men

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