Lawyer Lee Jong-chan, who represents Russian asylum seekers stranded at the Incheon International Airport, speaks to reporters outside the district court in the city of Incheon, northwestern South Korea on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. AFP PHOTO
Lawyer Lee Jong-chan, who represents Russian asylum seekers stranded at the Incheon International Airport, speaks to reporters outside the district court in the city of Incheon, northwestern South Korea on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. AFP PHOTO
Lawyer Lee Jong-chan, who represents Russian asylum seekers stranded at the Incheon International Airport, speaks to reporters outside the district court in the city of Incheon, northwestern South Korea on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. AFP PHOTO

INCHEON, South Korea: A South Korean court on Tuesday granted two Russian asylum seekers who have been stranded at Incheon International Airport for months the right to apply for refugee status, allowing them to enter the East Asian country.

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