SKorea will take NKoreans captured by Ukraine if they choose to defect

PHOTO CAPTION: Illustrative file photo — Russian military personnel are seen during a training exercise in Russia’s Krasnodar Oblast (REUTERS/Sergey Pivovarov)

SEOUL - South Korea will accept all North Korean prisoners of war who fought for Russia and were captured by Ukraine if they choose to go to South Korea, Seoul's foreign ministry said on Tuesday.

South Korea opposes any repatriation of North Korean prisoners of war to Russia or to North Korea against their wishes, the ministry said.

South Korean and Ukrainian ministers are set to hold talks in Seoul on June 30.

(Reporting by Jack KimEditing by Ed Davies // REUTERS)

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