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North Korea has pulled its ambassador out of Britain just weeks after he arrived, scaling back diplomatic relations in retaliation for sanctions placed on a North Korean children’s camp, according to a report from NK News, a website that focuses on North Korean affairs.<\/p>

The North Korean embassy in London issued a statement to NK News announcing the withdrawal of Ambassador Mun Myong Sin and said diplomatic ties would be reduced to the charge d’affaires level until Britain removes its sanctions against the Songdowon International Children’s Camp.<\/p>

Britain imposed those sanctions in May, designating the camp as part of Kremlin-run youth programs connected to the deportation and indoctrination of Ukrainian children.<\/p>

The North Korean embassy described Britain’s action as a “heinous, unethical, politically-motivated provocation,” accusing London of trying to damage North Korea’s reputation and weaken its relationship with Russia, NK News reported.<\/p>

North Korea’s foreign ministry had already responded in May through state media, calling the sanctions a malicious act and warning that Britain would face consequences. The ministry dismissed the sanctions as baseless and argued they violated the rights of North Korean children, whom it described as receiving the “most precious” treatment.<\/p>

Britain’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office declined to comment to NK News about Ambassador Mun’s status or the circumstances of his departure.<\/p>

Britain had appointed a new ambassador to North Korea last year, though its embassy in Pyongyang has remained shuttered since the COVID-19 pandemic. North Korea’s embassy in Britain did not respond to a request for comment from Reuters.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

North Korea has recalled its ambassador to Britain just one month after he assumed the post, downgrading diplomatic ties in protest over British sanctions targeting a children’s camp. Pyongyang’s London embassy announced it withdrew Ambassador Mun Myong Sin and reduced the diplomatic relationship to the charge d’affaires level. The move came after Britain sanctioned the Songdowon International Children’s Camp, which London linked to Kremlin-run youth programs tied to the deportation and indoctrination of Ukrainian children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":83352,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[832],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1781756339557.png?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-lGp","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":25329,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/seoul-demands-russian-embassy-remove-victory-banner-before-ukraine-war-anniversary\/","url_meta":{"origin":83353,"position":0},"title":"Seoul Demands Russian Embassy Remove ‘Victory’ Banner Before Ukraine War Anniversary","author":"Admin","date":"February 22, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"South Korea's government has formally requested that Russia's embassy in Seoul take down a massive banner declaring \"Victory will be ours\" ahead of Tuesday's fourth anniversary of the Ukraine invasion. 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