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South Korea-Ukraine dispute over POW transfer and energy shipments
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Ukraine transferred two North Korean prisoners of war.
South Korea recalled its ambassador after Ukraine disclosed the transfer of two North Korean POWs to Seoul and denied a secrecy agreement. The dispute widened after a Zelenskyy adviser alleged South Korean ports shipped energy products to Russia; Seoul denied it.
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AllegedPresident Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine transferred two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea.
12 of 12 sources“Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the United Nations General Assembly in New York that Ukraine had transferred two captured North Korean soldiers to South Korea.”