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    Kiev ritarda il rimpatrio dei soldati disertori finché Seoul non prometterà sostegno militare e per la ricostruzione

    https://www.chosun.com/english/national-en/2025/12/26/ET4A3NFHEFHHFATXEAS2LNLAQA/

    di Freewhale98

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    1. Ok-Calligrapher-8652 on

      Hm. Beneficial for both states, why the threatening? I think we (Koreans) would give them up without threats. Maybe a portion of our population would disagree but it’s a nongoverning minortiy.

    2. Freewhale98 on

      I’m not sure hostage tactics deployed by Ukraine would be helpful in securing the aid. It might bring backlash among Korean public, who views this act as inhumane. On the contrast, Putin’s Russia is going on charm offensive on Korea with new business opportunities. Putin offered Hyundai to “buyback” options for automobile factories which Hyundai abandoned at the beginning of Russia-Ukraine War. Russians are also offering cooperation to Korea on “Arctic Trade Route” which Russians provide help in Koreans trade route that start from Busan, pass though pacific Russia territory then climb up to Greenland to reach Europe. In exchange, they are begging for sanctions put on them to be removed, so that they can have access to Korean advanced chips and electronics for their war efforts.

      Ukraine needs better negotiation strategies.

    4. 420blazeittwigbundle on

      This seems good for everyone other than Russia/NK. SK gets intel, Ukraine gets aid and the POW’s wouldn’t end up back on the front lines. 

    5. timbomcchoi on

      There are two main reasons this is in Korean news:

      A Korean press recently released an interview they did with the two North Korean POWs at the camp, where both voiced a desire to be released to South Korea. One of them had never said so until that interview. The consequent reaction within South Korea, both public and political, has overwhelmingly been that we should get them released as soon as possibly. In Korean law, all North Koreans are considered South Korean citizens, so at this point it’s effectively two of their own people locked up in Ukraine against their will. An added layer of complication is that the North Korean government has not claimed, contacted, or attempted negotiation for them at all.

      The other reason is that the Ukrainian reaction throughout this discussion has been quite unexpected for South Korea. As the more moral and rules-abiding side of the conflict the South Koreans just kinda assumed that Ukraine wouldn’t turn it into a transaction. Immediately following the airing of part 1 of the interview the South Korean foreign affairs ministry once again contacted Ukraine and got the same response: make us an offer worthy of two POW exchanges, and then we can talk. Part 2 of the interview documentary ends with calling for letting the POWs file for asylum, after which Ukraine would have to choose between breaking international law, or officially not recognising South Korean sovereignty over them.

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