NK leader's sister says reduced military exercise put Seoul 'in poor plight of canceling war games'
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said Thursday that Washington's recent decision to scale down the ongoing Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercise has forced Seoul to cancel its "war games" with the United States. Kim Yo-jong made the remarks in a statement as South Korea and the U.S. scaled down the summertime annual combined exercise after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered…
North Korea's sister, Kim Yo-jong, has stated that the United States' decision to reduce the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise has forced South Korea to cancel its war games with the U.S. Kim made the comments while the U.S. and South Korea were scaling down the annual combined drill after President Trump ordered the exercises to be reduced.
The cancellation of the war games, which South Korea had greatly anticipated, has left Seoul in a difficult position. Kim also criticized South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's remarks, calling them "double-dealing" and suggesting that they reflect South Korea's uneasiness and impatience with the reduced drills. This unprecedented situation marks the first time that the scale of war games has been reduced to "coreless" status after they had already begun.
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