Jonawan@lemmy.zip to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoSeoul demands an apology after Zelenskyy unilaterally reveals North Korean prisoners of war transferapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down12
arrow-up161arrow-down1external-linkSeoul demands an apology after Zelenskyy unilaterally reveals North Korean prisoners of war transferapnews.comJonawan@lemmy.zip to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-square🌸𝓯𝓵𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓻🌸@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27arrow-down2·6 days agoBecause NK kills the entire family of the ones it sees as defectors to SK, and Zelenky just gave them names. SK sees that as killing by proxy that could’ve been avoided.
minus-squaremagnetosphere@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·5 days agoI’ve heard that, too. Maybe the soldiers should have kept their mouths shut. Why didn’t they? While still in Ukraine, the two soldiers said in media interviews that they wanted to resettle in South Korea.
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-25 days agoThe idea that defectors’ families are slaughtered by the DPRK is a myth, about 25% of defectors seriously consider returning home, many to return to their families. The actual reason why this is a scandal is that it hurts ROK President Lee Jae-Myeung’s recent desire to ease hostilities on the peninsula and re-open cooperation.
Because NK kills the entire family of the ones it sees as defectors to SK, and Zelenky just gave them names. SK sees that as killing by proxy that could’ve been avoided.
I’ve heard that, too. Maybe the soldiers should have kept their mouths shut. Why didn’t they?
The idea that defectors’ families are slaughtered by the DPRK is a myth, about 25% of defectors seriously consider returning home, many to return to their families. The actual reason why this is a scandal is that it hurts ROK President Lee Jae-Myeung’s recent desire to ease hostilities on the peninsula and re-open cooperation.