# South Korean president warns of ‘additional measures’ if Ukraine refuses to apologize over POW dispute

https://mins.news/en/item/83178

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-02 09:27 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/south-korean-president-warns-of-additional-measures-if-ukraine-doesnt-apologize-for-pow-dispute/

> South Korean President Lee Jae Myung warned that Seoul would take “additional measures” if Ukraine refuses to acknowledge a claimed confidentiality agreement on transferring North Korean POWs and issue a public apology. South Korea says President Volodymyr Zelensky breached the agreement; Kyiv denies one existed.

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