South Korea to withdraw some Ukraine embassy staff after POW row

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South Korea to withdraw some Ukraine embassy personnel after POW row

Ukraine has actually firmly insisted that “diplomacy must prevail over emotions” in relations in between the nations which they think about “the situation resolved”

South Korea to withdraw some Ukraine embassy staff after POW row

South Korean nationwide flags flutter in the wind at the federal government complex in Seoul, South Korea, on Feb 27, 2025. (File picture: AP/Lee Jin-man)

20 Oct 2026 02:33 PM

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SEOUL: South Korea’s foreign ministry stated Tuesday (Oct 20) it will withdraw some personnel from its embassy in Ukraine, as a diplomatic row deepens over the transfer of North Korean detainees of war to Seoul

The statement came more than a week after South Korea’s ambassador to Ukraine returned home following President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s disclosure of the detainee transfer last month, which Seoul stated put their households in North Korea at danger.

The recall of Seoul’s ambassador to Ukraine has actually met “no positive response from the Ukrainian side”Park Doo-soon, the representative for Seoul’s foreign ministry, informed press reporters Tuesday.

And in “light of the persistent threat of air strikes throughout the country, which makes ensuring the safety of personnel difficult, the government has decided to withdraw some of its diplomatic mission staff”

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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has actually required a main apology over the detainee discovery.

Seoul likewise formerly summoned Kyiv’s ambassador and threatened undefined “further measures”

Ukraine has actually firmly insisted that “diplomacy must prevail over emotions” in relations in between the nations which they think about “the situation resolved”

Previously this month, Seoul’s foreign minister Cho Hyun stated Ukraine had actually sent out a message that “included words of apology” over Zelenskyy’s disclosure, however it disappointed “the level” Seoul wanted.

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