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South Korea Vows Shelter, Rejects Forced Return of NK POWs

6/23/2026

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South Korea pledged to shelter any North Korean POWs captured by Ukraine who wish to relocate.
Seoul opposes forced repatriation of those captives to Russia or North Korea.
The pledge was announced before South Korean and Ukrainian foreign ministers meet in Seoul on June 30.
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said non-refoulement bars returning the captives to a country where they face persecution.

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South Korea pledged to shelter any North Korean POWs captured by Ukraine who wish to relocate.
Seoul opposes forced repatriation of those captives to Russia or North Korea.
The pledge was announced before South Korean and Ukrainian foreign ministers meet in Seoul on June 30.
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said non-refoulement bars returning the captives to a country where they face persecution.