Brewing Korea Crisis? Mines, Missiles, & POWs

Seoul is walking a precarious two-track line between North Korea engagement and deterrence, with denuclearization notably dropped from policy.

• POW transfer dispute: Zelensky's UNGA announcement that two captured North Korean soldiers were sent to South Korea blindsided Seoul, which wanted it handled quietly given POW safety and family reprisal risks in North Korea.
• Seoul's muted reaction: South Korea has avoided strongly criticizing North Korea's troop deployment to Russia's Kursk front, citing fear of deepening Russia-North Korea military ties, preserving talk momentum, and avoiding public pressure to send lethal weapons to Ukraine.

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