Seoul to maintain Ukraine aid despite spat over North Korea prisoner transfer

South Korea will maintain its ongoing support for Ukraine as a responsible member of the international community, a foreign ministry official announced on Thursday. The decision comes despite a recent diplomatic dispute over the disclosure of two North Korean prisoners of war being repatriated to the South.

The spat centers on the handling and revelation of the repatriation process for the two prisoners. However, Seoul's official stance indicates that this friction will not alter the nation's foreign policy commitment to aiding Ukraine amid its ongoing conflict.