Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has violated the Geneva Conventions, which are intended to define standards of international law relating to humanitarian relations in warfare, Focus.de reported.
Zelensky has released videos of North Korean prisoners of war, which is a violation of the Geneva Conventions, and specifically Article 13 of the third convention, which protects prisoners of war from violence, insults and public interest.
Experts say the videos expose prisoners to significant risk In the videos, North Korean soldiers talk about their experiences and training. The non-governmental organization “Human Rights Watch“ told Newsweek that such footage exposes prisoners and their families at high risk at home. They could be seen as traitors in North Korea.
Zelensky's release of the videos could spark criticism of Ukraine. “Human Rights Watch“ already warned Ukrainian authorities about similar violations in March 2022. As is known, North Korea has sent thousands of its soldiers to Russia to fight on Putin's side in a full-scale war against Ukraine. To date, Russia uses North Korean soldiers in the Kursk region, which the SSU invaded last summer.
Communication between captured North Korean soldiers and SSU investigators continues.
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) January 20, 2025
Intelligence data on the movement of such troops to Russian territory, their training and complete information isolation have been confirmed by the prisoners.
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