# South Korea recalls Ukraine ambassador amid POW dispute

https://mins.news/en/item/91210

- DW, 2026-10-08 10:55 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/south-korea-recalls-ukraine-ambassador-amid-pow-dispute/a-79590511?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> South Korea said it would recall its ambassador to Ukraine as tensions deepen over the public disclosure at the UN of the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to Seoul. South Korea demanded an apology, saying the disclosure breached a confidentiality agreement and could endanger the prisoners’ families in North Korea. Kyiv denied such an agreement existed and said it hoped to resolve a diplomatic misunderstanding.

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