South Korea-Ukraine POW dispute

South Korea Recalls Ambassador to Ukraine Over POW Dispute

South Korea is recalling its ambassador to Ukraine after Kyiv publicly disclosed that two North Korean prisoners of war were transferred to Seoul. Seoul accused President Volodymyr Zelensky of breaking a confidentiality agreement and said the disclosure endangered the prisoners' families in North Korea. President Lee Jae Myung had threatened punitive steps if Ukraine did not apologize; Ukraine has rejected the accusations.