# South Korea to recall Ukraine envoy amid row over POW transfer

https://mins.news/en/item/91418

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-08 12:44 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/8/south-korea-recalls-envoy-to-kyiv-over-diplomatic-row-with-ukraine?traffic_source=rss

> South Korea says it will recall its ambassador from Kyiv amid a diplomatic dispute after Volodymyr Zelenskyy disclosed the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to Seoul. South Korea accused Ukraine of violating a nondisclosure agreement, which Kyiv says it never made.

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