NK leader's sister says Pyongyang more focused on fact S. Korea-US drills continuing than reduced scale
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said Wednesday that Pyongyang is more focused on the fact that South Korea-U.S. joint military drills are continuing than on the recent decision to reduce their scale, Pyongyang's state media reported. Kim Yo-jong made the remark after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the scaling back of Ulchi Freedom Shield, an ongoing South Korea-U.S.…
The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Kim Yo-jong, has stated that Pyongyang is more concerned with the ongoing South Korea-U.S. joint military drills than the recent decision to reduce their scale. In a statement carried by the North's official Korean Central News Agency, Kim emphasized that the North is paying greater attention to the reality of the ongoing joint exercises, viewing them as an expression of hostility towards North Korea.
This comes after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the scaling back of Ulchi Freedom Shield, an exercise that began on Monday.
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