Yoo says N. Korean POWs on Russia swap list, urges action

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March 3 (Asia Today) -- Yoo Yong-won of the conservative People Power Party said Monday that North Korean prisoners of war in Ukraine who have expressed a desire to defect to South Korea were repeatedly included on Russia's repatriation lists during recent prisoner exchanges. Yoo, a member of the National Assembly's Defense Committee, made the remarks at a press conference after visiting Ukraine from Feb. 24 to 26. It marked his second trip to the country after meeting North Korean POWs there

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