# South Korea to withdraw more embassy staff from Ukraine amid POW dispute

https://mins.news/en/item/107606

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-20 09:26 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/20/south-korea-to-pull-more-embassy-staff-from-ukraine-after-pow-row?traffic_source=rss

> South Korea says it will withdraw additional embassy personnel from Ukraine, citing Kyiv’s lack of a “constructive response” over North Korean prisoners of war. Seoul recalled its ambassador after Volodymyr Zelenskyy disclosed that Ukraine had transferred two captured North Korean soldiers to the South.

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