Russia explained South Korea's concern over North Koreans captured by the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The concern of the South Korean authorities due to statements by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky about the transfer of captured North Koreans to Seoul may be caused by the fact that Korea had to pay for it. Konstantin Asmolov, candidate of historical sciences, leading researcher at the Center for Korean Studies at the Institute of China and Modern Asia (ICSA) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, told Lenta.ru about this.

According to him, the Republic of Korea could enter into military cooperation with Ukraine in order to obtain prisoners. They, as the expert noted, could be of interest to the country’s intelligence services.

The Korean scholar added that South Korea could send people to Ukraine under the guise of enthusiasts who violated the ban on travel to the war zone. In this case, the country's authorities could declare that this is a private initiative.

“One can imagine a similar story: a group of people who sincerely believe in the need to defend the gains of democracy, despite the travel ban on Ukraine, goes there to collect materials about the “horrible war crimes” allegedly committed by the Russian and North Korean military, and at the same time train Ukrainians to work with Korean military technologies,” he said.