South Korea to Recall Its Ambassador to Ukraine Amid North Korean POW Dispute

South Korea says it will recall Ambassador Park Hee-chang from Ukraine, escalating a diplomatic dispute over Kyiv’s disclosure of the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to Seoul. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed the transfer during a September 23 speech at the United Nations. Seoul says the disclosure breached a confidentiality agreement and could endanger the prisoners’ relatives in North Korea; Kyiv denies agreeing to keep the transfer secret. South Korea says consultations will continue, and its embassy in Ukraine will remain open