North Korea, South and Armed Forces of Ukraine

South Korea is ready to accept North Korean prisoners of war from Ukraine
South Korea has stated that it is ready to accept any North Korean soldiers captured by the Ukrainian Armed Forces who wish to defect to the South, reports Bloomberg. “North Korean soldiers are our citizens under the Constitution and respecting individuals’ free will is in line with the international law and customs,
South Korean Officials Convicted Over Forcibly Sending North Koreans Home
The case of two North Korean fishermen, who murdered 16 compatriots before they sought asylum, has become a political minefield in the South.
Seoul says supports North Korean POWs’ right to asylum in South
A South Korean official said North Korean soldiers are "constitutionally considered our nationals". Read more at straitstimes.com.
South Korea tells Ukraine it is willing to accept North Korean POWs
South Korea will offer "necessary protection and support" to North Korean prisoners of war captured in Ukraine who wish to come to the South, Seoul said Wednesday.
South Korea Is Willing to Take North Korean POWs from Ukraine
South Korea said it’s willing to accept any North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine who express a desire to defect to the South, an idea that emerges amid reports of thousands of North Korean soldiers sustaining casualties in support of Russian troops.
South Korea Court Finds Former Officials Guilty of Forcible Return of N.Koreans
A South Korean court found four former government officials guilty on Wednesday of forcibly repatriating two North Korean fishermen in 2019, despite their intention to defect, in a case that provoked criticism from global human rights activists.
Ex-officials behind repatriation of North Korean fishermen handed suspended sentences
Former senior officials involved in a forced repatriation case involving North Korean fishermen during the Moon Jae-in administration received suspended sentences from a Seoul court on Wednesday.

North Korea, denuclearisation

North Korea criticizes US over AUKUS nuclear submarine deal
North Korean state media on Thursday criticized the United States for a nuclear submarine deal with Australia under the AUKUS ...
North Korea resolved a major flaw in one of its missiles after it let Russia use them against Ukraine, Kyiv's spy chief says
Kyrylo Budanov said Russian use helped to modify the KN-23, one of North Korea's newest ballistic missiles, to fix poor ...
North Korean POW captured in Ukraine seeks asylum in South, sparking potential ‘domino effect’
A North Korean soldier’s plea for asylum in South Korea could force Pyongyang to reconsider its involvement in the Ukraine ...
US tourists can’t visit North Korea. This American spent six figures on a second passport so he could travel there
Justin Martell recently became the first known American to step foot inside the secretive nation since the onset of the pandemic more than five years ago.