South Korea recalls Ukraine ambassador after president's apology demand ignored

South Korea recalled its ambassador to Ukraine on Thursday after President Lee Jae Myung had threatened unspecified punitive steps unless Kyiv apologized over its disclosure that two North Korean prisoners of war had defected to South Korea. Seoul says President Volodymyr Zelensky broke a confidentiality agreement by revealing the transfer last month. The move escalates the diplomatic dispute between the two countries.