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The Independent UK
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Kim Tong-Hyung

South Korea-US drills have ‘sinister intention’, Kim Jong Un’s sister claims

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  • Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, declared that North Korea will never recognise South Korea as a partner for diplomacy.
  • She condemned ongoing South Korea-US military drills as "reckless" and accused Seoul's peace gestures of concealing a "sinister intention" against Pyongyang.
  • Her remarks followed South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's recent efforts to restore a 2018 inter-Korean military agreement and rebuild trust.
  • Kim Jong Un also criticised the joint drills and pledged a rapid expansion of North Korea's nuclear forces.
  • North Korea has abandoned its long-standing goal of peaceful unification with South Korea, now designating it a permanent enemy.

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Kim Jong Un’s sister condemns South Korea following joint US military drills

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