Kim Jong Un’s Powerful Sister Says She Is ‘Completely Unaware’ if He Contacted Trump
Kim Yo Jong said the drills were still provocative and said reduced exercises would not change North Korea's view of the alliance.
- On Wednesday, Kim Yo-Jong stated she was "unaware" of reported communication between her brother, Kim Jong Un, and President Donald Trump, though she maintained ties between the two leaders remain "excellent."
- Citing his "good relationship" with the North Korean leader, President Trump ordered the Pentagon to "substantially reduce" the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises, aiming to reopen diplomatic channels this autumn.
- North Korea's state news agency, KCNA, described the joint maneuvers as "frantic" and "extremely dangerous" in a Wednesday commentary, vowing to counter rival actions and neutralize military threats.
- Seoul was not informed in advance of President Trump's plan to downsize the drills, Foreign Minister Cho Hyun revealed, as operations will now conclude on August 21 rather than August 27.
- Analysts suggest the reduction in military exercises could facilitate dialogue, as the United States maintains about 28,500 troops in South Korea to bolster regional defenses amid Trump's pursuit of potential summits.
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Donald Trump suggests to be in contact with Kim Jong Un. Now, the sister of the North Korean dictator explains that she knows nothing about possible talks. At the same time, she stresses that her brother continues to have "good feelings" for Trump.
North Korea says it is not impressed by US President Donald Trump's rapprochement. Yesterday, Trump announced that the US will "significantly scale back" joint military exercises with South Korea. Kim Jong-un's sister said today that this announcement changes nothing regarding the US's "hostile" attitude toward North Korea. "We do not consider it worth commenting on and we have no interest in it whatsoever," said Kim Yo Jong in a statement, acc…
In Pyongyang they say they know nothing about it, but Donald Trump wants to replicate before the midterm elections one of his few diplomatic successes achieved during the first term. Thus, seven years later, he declared that he wanted to organize another historic meeting with the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un, before [...] The article Trump: "I want to meet Kim Jong-un in 2026." But the sister of the North Korean leader: "I don't know anyth…
Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister says she is ‘completely unaware’ if he contacted Trump
By Gawon Bae, Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said she is “completely unaware” whether her brother communicated with US President Donald Trump, as Trump claimed this week.Kim, one of North Korea’s top officials, acknowledged that her brother has a “great relationship” with The post Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister says she is ‘completely unaware’ if he contacted Trump appeared first on K…
Trump talks about positive signals from Pyongyang and shortens a US-South Korean maneuver. Kim's sister reacts coolly.
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