South Korea and Ukraine's North Korean POW dispute

Relations between Seoul and Kyiv have soured after Ukraine publicly disclosed details of a transfer involving a North Korean prisoner of war captured while fighting alongside Russian forces. South Korea is seeking an apology from Ukraine, saying the disclosure was made without proper coordination and complicated its handling of the sensitive case. The dispute touches on issues of diplomatic protocol, South Korea's cautious approach to North Korean defectors and POWs, and its broader relationship with both Kyiv and Moscow amid the ongoing war.