金彤亨（KIM TONG-HYUNG）韩国首尔报道——韩国周二表示，将从其驻基辅大使馆撤离部分人员，这使两国因乌克兰上月宣布移交两名朝鲜战俘而引发的外交争端进一步加深。首尔方面称，此次移交原本应是秘密进行的。
KIM TONG-HYUNG SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea said Tuesday it will withdraw some staff from its embassy in Kyiv, deepening a diplomatic row over Ukraine’s announcement last month of a transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war that Seoul says was meant to be secret.
两国间的外交争端始于乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基（Volodymyr Zelenskyy）9月23日在联合国发表演讲期间透露了这名战俘的移交情况。韩国指责乌克兰违反了保密协议，但乌克兰否认两国曾达成此类协议，这进一步激怒了首尔。
The diplomatic dispute between the countries began after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy disclosed the prisoners’ transfer during a Sept. 23 speech at the United Nations . South Korea has accused Ukraine of violating a nondisclosure agreement, but Ukraine denies the countries reached such a deal, further angering Seoul.
本月早些时候，韩国召回了驻乌克兰大使以示抗议。乌克兰外交部发言人海尔希·铁希（Heorhii Tykhyi）当时对当地媒体表示，基辅对“建设性对话”保持开放态度，“外交必须战胜情绪”。韩国外交部发言人朴斗顺（Park Doosoon）周二表示，撤离更多使馆人员是因为乌克兰未能采取“建设性步骤”来解决首尔的不满，同时也是出于对俄罗斯袭击加剧下安全问题的担忧。
South Korea recalled its ambassador to Ukraine earlier this month in protest. Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi told local media at the time that Kyiv remains open to “constructive dialogue” and that “diplomacy must prevail over emotions.”South Korean Foreign Ministry spokesperson Park Doosoon said Tuesday that the withdrawal of additional embassy staff was due to Ukraine’s “lack of constructive steps” to address Seoul’s grievances as well as concerns about safety amid intensifying Russian attacks.
*朴斗顺没有具体说明将撤离多少名工作人员，也没有说明具体时间。他表示，韩国将把临时代办和必要人员留在基辅，以维持与乌克兰当局的联系并协助韩国公民。
Park did not specify how many staff members would withdraw or when. He said South Korea would keep its charge d’affaires and essential personnel in Kyiv to maintain contact with Ukrainian authorities and assist South Korean citizens.
“我们仍在保持沟通，正如我刚才所提到的，我们的目标是通过与乌克兰方面密切协商来寻求友好解决，”朴斗顺说。“我们通过各种渠道传达了我们对两国间悬决问题的明确立场和要求。现在轮到乌克兰方面对此类事项做出回应或采取适当行动了。”
“We are still maintaining communication, and, as I mentioned earlier, our goal is to seek an amicable resolution through close consultation with the Ukrainian side,” Park said. “We conveyed our clear position and requests over the pending issues between the two countries through various channels. It’s now up to the Ukrainian side to provide a response or take appropriate action on those matters.”
乌克兰移交给韩国的两名士兵是部署支援俄罗斯对乌战争的数千名朝鲜军队成员之一。他们在2025年初被俘，在接受媒体采访时表示，他们希望在韩国重新定居，因为担心被遣返朝鲜后会受到迫害。韩国在其宪法中声称自己是整个朝鲜半岛的合法政府，长期以来一直接受并资助朝鲜叛逃者。
The two soldiers Ukraine handed over to South Korea were among thousands of North Korean troops deployed to support Russia’s war against Ukraine. Captured in early 2025, they said in media interviews that they hoped to resettle in South Korea, fearing persecution if they were returned to the North. South Korea, which in its constitution claims to be the legitimate government of the entire Korean Peninsula, has long accepted and financially supported North Korean defectors.
韩国官员表示，保密协议旨在保护这些士兵及其在朝鲜的亲属，尽管一些专家表示，总统李在明（Lee Jae Myung）的自由派政府可能也担心，公开他们的到来会破坏其改善朝韩关系的努力。
South Korean officials said the nondisclosure agreement was intended to protect the soldiers and their relatives in North Korea, although some experts say President Lee Jae Myung’s liberal government may have also feared that publicizing their arrival could undermine its efforts to improve ties with North Korea .
朝鲜官方媒体尚未对这名士兵的移交发表评论。朝鲜此前对本国公民的高调叛逃反应极其愤怒，有时指责韩国绑架了他们。
North Korea’s state media hasn’t commented on the soldiers’ transfer. The North has previously reacted with fury to high-profile defections by its citizens, sometimes accusing South Korea of kidnapping them.
近年来，朝韩关系急剧恶化，在与华盛顿的外交僵局中，朝鲜领导人金正恩对首尔采取了强硬立场，并着手切断朝韩关系，同时加速其核武器计划。
Relations between the Koreas have sharply deteriorated in recent years, with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un taking a hard-line stance toward Seoul and moving to sever inter-Korean ties while accelerating his nuclear weapons program amid a diplomatic stalemate with Washington.