# South Korea recalls Ukraine envoy amid prisoner-of-war dispute

https://mins.news/en/item/91169

- BBC News, 2026-10-08 09:56 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckwy48rrz95vo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> South Korea says it will recall its ambassador to Ukraine, escalating a diplomatic dispute over Kyiv’s disclosure that two captured North Korean soldiers were transferred to Seoul. Seoul says Ukraine violated an agreement to keep the transfer secret; Zelensky’s office says there was no non-disclosure agreement.

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