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    <text>Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that Ukraine transferred two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea after capturing them in Kursk Oblast, Russia, in January 2025. </text>
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  <subtext>South Korea recalls ambassador to Ukraine amid row over North Korean prisoner transfer and alleged fuel shipments to Russia. Read more at straitstimes.com.</subtext>
  <text>South Korea recalls its ambassador to Ukraine after accusing Ukraine of breaching a non-disclosure agreement by disclosing the transfer of two captured North Korean soldiers to South Korea. Ukraine denies that such an agreement existed. </text>
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