{
  "id": 11338051,
  "title": "Lee Warns of 'Additional Measures' if Ukraine Continues to Deny POW Confidentiality Deal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/lee-warns-of-additional-measures-if-ukraine-continues-to-deny-pow",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T02:32:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBS World Radio",
    "slug": "kbs-world-radio",
    "url": "https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=204623"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "President Lee Jae Myung has warned that South Korea will take additional measures if Ukraine continues to deny a nondisclosure agreement regarding the transfer of North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) to South Korea and refuses to apologize. According to Lee, Ukraine had previously demanded confidentiality from South Korea but unilaterally disclosed the transfer, making the head of state of South Korea a \"liar\" by claiming the agreement did not exist.\n\nThe diplomatic wrangle began when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy surprisedly disclosed the transfer of two North Korean POWs to South Korea last week. Seoul accused Ukraine of breaching a bilateral agreement to keep the transfer secret, but Ukraine denied the existence of the confidentiality agreement. Lee expressed \"serious regret\" that Ukraine instead mentioned the possibility of an imminent inter-Korean military conflict, accusing Ukraine of attempting to bring \"war on the Korean Peninsula\".\n\nLee made the warning on his X account, stating that if Ukraine continues to deny the fact and refuse to offer an official apology, South Korea will take additional measures. The Korea Times and Yonhap News reported Lee's statements, while KBS World Radio also covered the story, citing Lee's post on X.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(URGENT) Lee warns of 'additional measures' against Ukraine if it refuses to apologize for N.K. POWs transfer disclosure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/urgent-lee-warns-of-additional-measures-against-ukraine-if-it-refuses",
        "published": "2026-10-02T01:49:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Lee warns of 'additional measures' if Ukraine refuses to apologize for NK POW transfer disclosure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/lee-warns-of-additional-measures-if-ukraine-refuses-to-apologize-for",
        "published": "2026-10-02T02:22:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "South Korea warns 'further measures' if Ukraine refuses public apology",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/south-korea-warns-further-measures-if-ukraine-refuses-public-apology",
        "published": "2026-10-02T02:26:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Seoul warns 'further action' if Ukraine does not apologise over prisoner-of-war row",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/seoul-warns-further-action-if-ukraine-does-not-apologise-over",
        "published": "2026-10-02T03:09:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "South Korea warns of ‘further measures’ if Ukraine refuses public apology",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/south-korea-warns-of-further-measures-if-ukraine-refuses-public",
        "published": "2026-10-02T03:28:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}