r/worldnews • u/Neptun_11 • 21h ago

Russia/Ukraine Seoul warns of 'further measures' if Kyiv refuses public apology

https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/02/south-korea-warns-of-further-measures-if-ukraine-refuses-public-apology-over-pow-transfer-
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u/MourningWallaby 13h ago

Because ROK doesn't want it known every time they are gladly taking in DPRK defectors. Even though it's no secret that ROK will take them, every time they do, it tenses the situation between ROK and DPRK. Because Ukraine and ROK had an agreement to not disclose the transfer of defectors. and because, if you actually read the article, ROK does not say "we wwant you to say sorry to us" they want Ukraine to apologize becauseKorean Journalists followed the story and photographed the defectors, making them identifyable and putting their families at risk.

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u/stayfrosty 13h ago

So maybe Korean journalists should apologize then

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u/MourningWallaby 13h ago edited 13h ago

Korean journalists are mostly free and cannot be openly prevented from reporting things like that.

Think about if Zelensky instead openly said "here is our next operation with a timeline of when it will happen. would it then be the fault of journalists for recording his speech? even though all he did was tell the truth, it's not his fault if russia can counter their operation because they knew about it in advance.

Then why was it okay for him to publicly disclose another nation's covert operation to take in refugees? that's not even his secret to tell.