Seoul, March 4, 2025 (AFP) - S Korean lawmaker says N Korean POW wants 'normal life' in Seoul

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2025-03-04

A South Korean lawmaker said Tuesday that a North Korean soldier captured by Ukraine wanted to live a "normal life" in the South, after Seoul vowed to offer citizenship to Pyongyang's troops. In January, Seoul's National Intelligence Service confirmed that the Ukrainian military had captured two of around 10,000 North Korean soldiers they estimate have been sent by Kim Jong Un to fight for Moscow in their war against Kyiv. Lawmaker Yu Yong-weon s......

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