South Korea has decided to withdraw some diplomatic staff from its embassy in Kyiv following recent tensions with Ukraine over the transfer of two captured North Korean soldiers.<\/p>\n
The decision was made after South Korea’s ambassador to Ukraine, Park Ki-chang, was recalled to Seoul on Oct. 16.<\/p>\n
The dispute began after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the UN General Assembly on Oct. 1 that two North Korean prisoners had been transferred to South Korea. South Korea has accused Ukraine of violating a confidentiality agreement designed to protect the lives of the prisoners and their families, while Ukrainian officials deny that such an agreement exists.<\/p>\n
Park Doo-sun, a spokesperson for South Korea’s foreign ministry, cited the growing threat of airstrikes across Ukraine and a lack of security guarantees for diplomatic staff as reasons for reducing the embassy’s personnel. According to him, despite recalling the ambassador, expectations of preventive action from Ukraine were not met.<\/p>\n
Diplomatic contact will continue through the acting ambassador, and consular staff will also remain in the country to protect the rights of South Korean citizens.<\/p>\n
South Korea and Western countries have also assessed that North Korea has sent thousands of troops to support Russia’s war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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