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South Korea's National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said the previous day that Seoul pledged to provide US$100 million won in assistance to Ukraine on the…
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South Korea's National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said the previous day that Seoul pledged to provide US$100 million won in assistance to Ukraine on the occasion of Lee's attendance at the NATO summit as a demonstration of its commitment to international peace and security. Two North Korean soldiers were captured by Ukrainian forces in early 2025 after being deployed to Russia's Kursk region in support of Moscow, and they have reportedly expressed their desire to come to South Korea. President Lee Jae Myung (L) talks with U.S. President Donald Trump (2nd from L) during a dinner banquet held July 7, 2026, on the sidelines of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit in Ankara, Turkey, in this pool photo. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) pbr@yna.co.kr (END).
Furthermore, President Lee Jae Myung (right) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shake hands ahead of their summit meeting at a hotel in Ankara, Turkey, on Wednesday. (Yonhap) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreed Wednesday to handle North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine on humanitarian grounds while respecting their wishes, a South Korean official said. The two held such discussions the previous day at a dinner banquet hosted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, according to Kang Yu-jung. The leaders reached the agreement during their summit held on the sidelines of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Ankara, according to Lee's spokesperson Kang Yu-jung.
In addition, The encounter between Lee and Trump came just three weeks after they met on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France.
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South Korea's National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said the previous day that Seoul pledged to provide US$100 million won in assistance to Ukraine on the occasion of Lee's attendance at the NATO summit as a demonstration of its commitment to international peace and security.
reliability low1/2 sourcesTwo North Korean soldiers were captured by Ukrainian forces in early 2025 after being deployed to Russia's Kursk region in support of Moscow, and they have reportedly expressed their desire to come to South Korea.
reliability low1/2 sourcesPresident Lee Jae Myung (L) talks with U.S. President Donald Trump (2nd from L) during a dinner banquet held July 7, 2026, on the sidelines of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit in Ankara, Turkey, in this pool photo. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) pbr@yna.co.kr (END)
reliability low1/2 sourcesPresident Lee Jae Myung (right) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shake hands ahead of their summit meeting at a hotel in Ankara, Turkey, on Wednesday. (Yonhap) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreed Wednesday to handle North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine on humanitarian grounds while respecting their wishes, a South Korean official said.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe two held such discussions the previous day at a dinner banquet hosted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, according to Kang Yu-jung.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe leaders reached the agreement during their summit held on the sidelines of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Ankara, according to Lee's spokesperson Kang Yu-jung.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe encounter between Lee and Trump came just three weeks after they met on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France.
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