(LEAD) Lee warns of 'additional measures' if Ukraine refuses to apologize for N.K. POW transfer disclosure（导语）李警告称，如果乌克兰拒绝就朝鲜战俘转移事件道歉，美国将采取“额外措施”。
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung warned Friday that South Korea...
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SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung warned Friday that South Korea will take "additional measures" should Ukraine continue to refuse to officially apologize for denying its agreement to keep the transfer of North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) secret.
The South Korean president issued the warning on his X account amid a diplomatic wrangle with Ukraine over Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's surprise disclosure last week of the transfer of two North Korean POWs to South Korea.
Seoul has since accused Ukraine of breaching a bilateral agreement to keep the transfer secret, but Ukraine has denied the existence of the confidentiality agreement.
"If (Ukraine) continues to deny the fact and refuse to offer an official apology, (Seoul) will take additional measures," Lee said.
North Korean soldiers, who were captured by Ukrainian forces, eat food sent by a group of North Korean defectors at a prisoner-of-war camp in Ukraine on Oct. 28, 2025, in this file photo provided by Gyeoreol Unification Solidarity. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
Lee affirmed that Ukraine unilaterally disclosed the transfer despite having previously demanded confidentiality from South Korea, and then made the head of state of the counterpart country a "liar" by saying the nondisclosure agreement did not exist.
"In response to a demand to acknowledge the agreement and apologize, it has instead mentioned (the possibility of) an imminent inter-Korean military conflict," Lee said, accusing Ukraine of attempting to bring "war on the Korean Peninsula" and expressing "serious regret."
"As it is a matter related to the dignity of the South Korean people and the country, I cannot remain silent on it," the president said.
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首尔，10月2日（韩联社）——韩国总统李在明周五警告说，如果乌克兰继续拒绝就其否认承诺对移交朝鲜战俘保密一事正式道歉，韩国将采取“进一步措施”。
在乌克兰总统泽连斯基上周出人意料地宣布将两名朝鲜战俘移交给韩国后，韩国与乌克兰之间爆发了外交争端。韩国总统随后通过其X账户发出警告。
首尔方面指责乌克兰违反了保密双边协议，但乌克兰否认存在保密协议。
李说：“如果（乌克兰）继续否认事实并拒绝正式道歉，（首尔）将采取进一步措施。”
这张由“统一团结”组织提供的资料照片显示，2025年10月28日，在乌克兰的一个战俘营里，被乌克兰军队俘虏的朝鲜士兵正在食用一群朝鲜脱北者送来的食物。（照片非卖品）（韩联社）
李证实，乌克兰单方面披露了这笔资金转移，尽管此前乌克兰曾要求韩国保密，然后又称对方国家元首是“骗子”，说不存在保密协议。
李说：“面对承认协议和道歉的要求，乌克兰反而提到了即将爆发的朝韩军事冲突的可能性。”他指责乌克兰企图“在朝鲜半岛挑起战争”，并表示“深表遗憾”。
“因为这关系到韩国人民和国家的尊严，我不能对此保持沉默，”总统说。
韩国在与乌克兰就朝鲜战俘移交披露事宜的沟通中表示
（新闻快讯）情报机构称，乌克兰最初要求对移交朝鲜战俘一事保密。
韩国强调与乌克兰就朝鲜战俘移交事宜保持“清晰的理解”，不予披露。
（导语）李警告称，如果乌克兰拒绝就朝鲜战俘转移事件道歉，美国将采取“额外措施”。