NK warns of 'self-defense' measures despite Trump's order to reduce drills with S. Korea
North Korea on Wednesday continued to denounce a joint military exercise between South Korea and the United States, even after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a scaling back of combined drills with Seoul. The North slammed the Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercise that kicked off Monday for an 11-day run, vowing to "completely neutralize the enemies military threat" and exercise its right to…
North Korea issued a stern warning on Wednesday, despite President Donald Trump's directive to reduce joint military drills with South Korea. The North Korean state news agency, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), expressed its displeasure with the Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercise, which began on Monday and is set to run for 11 days.
The KCNA stated that North Korea would "completely neutralize the enemies' military threat" and emphasized its right to self-defense. The agency's commentary warned that the UFS exercise would not yield the desired outcomes for the aggressors, and implied that Pyongyang would continue to criticize the annual combined exercise. Notably, the KCNA did not reference Trump's recent order to scale back the drills, which analysts widely interpreted as a conciliatory move to foster dialogue with North Korea.
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