President Lee says Zelensky breached confidentiality — Dawn

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky breached a confidentiality agreement by publicly disclosing the arrival in the country of two prisoners of war from North Korea.

Statement by the South Korean president

As Dawn reports, Lee Jae-myung responded to Zelensky's address at the United Nations. The Ukrainian president said that Ukraine had transferred to South Korea two North Korean servicemen who, he said, had not been easy to capture alive.

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A sensitive issue for Seoul

Lee Jae-myung wrote on social network X that he did not know why the Ukrainian side had decided to disclose this information, but called it very regrettable. According to him, the transfer of prisoners of war from North Korea to South Korea is an extremely sensitive matter that could significantly affect diplomacy, security and the situation on the Korean Peninsula.

The president also noted that there had been calls to announce the prisoners' arrival. At the same time, he said, the sides had agreed that, due to possible problems, the information should be kept confidential. Following Zelensky's statement, the South Korean opposition criticized Lee's administration because a foreign leader had announced the prisoners' arrival.