Ukrainian FM to visit S. Korea next week for talks on ties, N.K. POWs (opens original article in a new tab)

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha will visit South Korea on June 30 to discuss bilateral ties and the status of North Korean POWs, with officials expecting progress on the issue during the talks.

• Ukrainian Foreign Minister Sybiha to visit South Korea on June 30 for talks on bilateral relations and North Korean POWs
• South Korea considers North Korean soldiers as nationals and would accept POWs seeking to defect with legal support
• Officials expect progress on POW issue if Sybiha's visit proceeds as planned
• Two North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine in 2025 expressed desire to defect to South Korea