白宫对逃向朝鲜士兵表态

This is VOA News, I'm Tommie McNeil.

这里是美国之音新闻，我是汤米·麦克尼尔。

While North Korean remains silent about the detention of private Travis King, who bolted into North Korea while on a tour of the Demilitarized Zone on Tuesday, at least one witness is sharing her account.

周二，二等兵特拉维斯·金在参观非军事区时逃入朝鲜，尽管朝鲜对她被拘留一事保持沉默，但至少有一名目击者分享了她的说法。

New Zealand tourist Sarah Leslie was in the same group that King was part of.

新西兰游客萨拉·莱斯利和金在同一个旅行团。

"We were nearing the end of our day-tour.

“那时候我们的一日游快结束了。

And we looked around the Joint Security Area, which is some three buildings that are jointly held.

我们参观了联合安全区，那是由三栋建筑组成的。

And then suddenly, I noticed a guy running, guy dressed in black, running what looked like full gas towards the North Korean side.

然后突然，我注意到一个人在跑，一个穿着黑色衣服的人，看起来像是在往朝鲜那边跑。

And my first thought was what an absolute idiot.

我的第一个想法是那人真是个十足的白痴。

I assumed he was sort of getting a mate to film it for some kind of TikTok stunt. Something like that."

我以为他是找了个伙伴来拍一段视频，为了在抖音上做噱头。类似的行为。”

As she realized later that it was not a joke and that King had actually bolted into North Korea.

后来她意识到这不是开玩笑，金实际上已经逃到朝鲜去了。

This occurred a day after he was supposed to go back to a base in the US He was released from a South Korean prison this month after serving time for assault and was scheduled to return to Fort Bliss, Texas.

这发生在他本应返回美国基地的第二天。本月，他因袭击罪服刑后，从韩国监狱获释，原计划是返回德克萨斯州的布利斯堡。

At a news conference, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre's efforts continue to learn more about the soldier's situation.

在新闻发布会上，白宫新闻秘书卡琳·让-皮埃尔仍在努力了解更多关于这名士兵的情况。

"... the administration has and will continue to actively work - actively work to ensure his safety and the return of Private King to us and to his family, obviously."

“…政府已经，并且将继续积极工作，来确保他的安全，确保金能够回到我们和他的家人身边。”

A new video appears to show Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin for the first time since he led a short-lived rebellion last month and he is seen telling his troops they will spend some time in Belarus training its military before deploying to Africa.

俄罗斯雇佣军首领叶夫根尼·普里戈津自从上个月领导了一场短暂的叛乱以来，首次出现在一段新的视频中。在视频中，普里戈津告诉他的部队，在被部署到非洲之前，他们将花一段时间在白俄罗斯训练军队。

Messaging app channels linked to Prigozhin's Wagner private military company said he spoke to his troops at a field camp in Belarus and ran a blurry video purported to show him speaking there, his silhouette shown against the sky at dusk.

与普里戈任的瓦格纳私人军事公司有关的通讯应用频道称，他在白俄罗斯的一个野外营地对他的部队发表了讲话，并播放了一段模糊的视频，据称是他在那里讲话的画面，黄昏时分的天空映衬出他的身影。

His gravelly voice was clearly distinguishable.

他沙哑的声音清晰可辨。

He tells his forces "We fought with dignity! We have done a lot for Russia."

他告诉他的部队:“我们的战斗是有尊严的！ 我们为俄罗斯做了很多。”

This is VOA News.

这里是美国之音新闻。