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Seoul ups the ante in Ukraine feud over North Korean POW transfer disclosure
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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Friday threatened unspecified measures against Ukraine unless Kyiv acknowledged what Seoul says was a confidentiality agreement covering the transfer of two captured North Korean soldiers and apologised.
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2 Oct 04:06
South China Morning PostFirst
Seoul ups the ante in Ukraine feud over North Korean POW transfer disclosure
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