Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleKim 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. In fullKim Jong Un’s sister condemns South Korea following joint US military drillsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
South Korea-US drills have ‘sinister intention’
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleKim 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. In fullKim Jong Un’s sister condemns South Korea following joint US military drillsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
