Zelenskyy shares footage of North Korean POWs being interrogated and proposes prisoner swap – video
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has shared the first video of the interrogation of the North Korean soldiers captured in Russia’s Kursk Oblast and stated that Ukraine is prepared to return them to their home country as part of a prisoner exchange with Russia.

When one of the prisoners is questioned if he realised he was fighting against Ukraine, he shakes his head in denial. As the interpreter translated, the prisoner was told he was merely going for training.

The prisoner originally expressed a desire to remain in Ukraine, but subsequently stated that he would “do as he is ordered”. The interpreter explained, “If he has to return, he will. If given the chance, he will stay here.”

Another North Korean prisoner nodded affirmatively when asked if he wanted to return to North Korea.

    • bluGill@fedia.io
      8·
      8 days ago

      They shouldithreaten to send them to south korea if an exchane isn’t done soon. or perhaps if north korea doesn’t stop sending more troops.

      • lurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.works
        71·
        8 days ago

        they may not know that, but SK is actually really nice and NK citizens get SK citizenship automatically and AFAIK welcome money and integration help.

    • jonne@infosec.pub
      7·
      8 days ago

      Probably hard to convince a North Korean that South Korea is different from whatever the North’s propaganda shows it as. Plus they might have family in the North.

    • magikmw@lemm.ee
      5·
      8 days ago

      NK refuges are an easy target for NK operatives, and they are seen as a threat by NK there. It’s easier to live outside of the region for them.

    • NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world
      333·
      8 days ago

      Why would anybody want to go to South Korea right now? Their whole government is a shitshow right now with massive protests from both sides.