Why is South Korea so angry with Ukraine over two North Korean prisoners of war?

Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s mention during a UN speech that Kyiv had sent two prisoners of war to South Korea has spiralled into a most unexpected crisisSouth Korea and Ukraine are locked in an escalating diplomatic dispute over who agreed wha…

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