South Korea Will Recall Its Ambassador to Ukraine Over a POW Disclosure

South Korea has said it will recall its ambassador to Ukraine. Deutsche Welle reports that Seoul is upset that a transfer of North Korean prisoners of war became public knowledge at the United Nations, and that it had demanded — but not received — an apology.

Recalling an ambassador registers displeasure without closing the channel outright. On the account reported, the grievance is about disclosure rather than the transfer itself.