Conversation with former North Korean soldier as Ukraine captures two North Korean troops

Over the weekend, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s military captured two North Korean soldiers in the Kursk region of Russia. While their identities and other details have yet to be confirmed independently of Ukraine, 10,000 North Koreans are believed to be fighting on Russia’s behalf, with many now believed to be dead or wounded. Zelenskyy offered to exchange the two North Korean prisoners for Ukrainians held by Russia, but former North Korean soldier Hyunseung Lee tells Host Carolyn Beeler that a swap is unlikely. Lee served in the North Korean army and trained alongside the country’s special forces known as the Storm Corps before escaping to the United States. He’s now lead strategist for the Global Peace Foundation and joined the show from Washington.