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  "id": 12832417,
  "title": "South Korea to recall ambassador from Kyiv",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/south-korea-to-recall-ambassador-from-kyiv",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T09:24:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ukrinform - Politics",
    "slug": "ukrinform-politics",
    "url": "https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/4172255-south-korea-to-recall-ambassador-from-kyiv.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The South Korean government has decided to recall its ambassador from Kyiv to Seoul, according to a statement released by the South Korean Foreign Ministry. This decision comes after Ukraine's denial of a confidential agreement regarding the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea.\n\nSouth Korean officials expressed deep regret over the perceived denial of the agreement, as reported by Ukrinform. Dmytro Lytvyn, a Ukrainian presidential advisor on communications, clarified on Facebook that no non-disclosure agreement existed and emphasized the importance of disclosing where prisoners of war were taken.\n\nIn response to inquiries from Yonhap, the President's Office clarified that Ukraine had only disclosed the fact of the transfer without revealing detailed process information. Despite Ukraine's subsequent apology for disclosing the information, the South Korean government did not feel the apology met their expectations, leading to the decision to recall the ambassador.",
  "summary": "The South Korean government has decided to recall its ambassador to Kyiv over disagreements concerning the situation involving prisoners of war from North Korea.",
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        "outlet": "Hankyoreh",
        "title": "Seoul to recall ambassador to Ukraine amid feud over North Korean POW disclosure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/seoul-to-recall-ambassador-to-ukraine-amid-feud-over-north-korean-pow",
        "published": "2026-10-08T07:29:18.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(URGENT) S. Korea to recall ambassador to Ukraine amid dispute over disclosure of N.K. POW transfer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/urgent-s-korea-to-recall-ambassador-to-ukraine-amid-dispute-over",
        "published": "2026-10-08T08:17:14.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korea to recall ambassador to Ukraine over POW disclosure dispute",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/korea-to-recall-ambassador-to-ukraine-over-pow-disclosure-dispute",
        "published": "2026-10-08T08:47:02.000Z"
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        "outlet": "KBS World Radio",
        "title": "S. Korea Decides to Recall Ambassador to Ukraine over N. Korean POW Dispute",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/s-korea-decides-to-recall-ambassador-to-ukraine-over-n-korean-pow",
        "published": "2026-10-08T08:57:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Seoul recalls ambassador to Ukraine amid dispute over North Korean POW disclosure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/seoul-recalls-ambassador-to-ukraine-amid-dispute-over-north-korean",
        "published": "2026-10-08T09:00:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "South Korea recalls envoy from Ukraine amid dispute over North Korean POWs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/south-korea-recalls-envoy-from-ukraine-amid-dispute-over-north-korean",
        "published": "2026-10-08T09:10:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "South Korea says to recall ambassador from Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/south-korea-says-to-recall-ambassador-from-ukraine",
        "published": "2026-10-08T09:20:54.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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