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Kim's Sister Warns of Consequences Over US-South Korea Drills
Kim Yo Jong said the joint U.S.-South Korea Freedom Shield exercise involves 18,000 troops and warned it risks escalating tensions amid global security crises.
- On Tuesday, Kim Yo Jong criticized the United States and South Korea for proceeding with their annual Freedom Shield exercises, warning of 'terrible consequences' after the drills began.
- Kim argued the drills weaken regional stability amid a collapsing global security structure, linking them to wider conflicts and deeper ties with Moscow, Beijing, and Tehran.
- The allies' largely computer‑simulated Freedom Shield tests joint operations, accompanied by Warrior Shield, and is described as defensive by the U.S. and South Korea.
- Pyongyang historically uses allied drills as a pretext for stepped-up demonstrations, and North Korea said it will bolster its 'destructive power' amid expansion of its nuclear and weapons programs.
- Images from Paju on February 26, 2026 show a North Korean military guard post and a South Korean post near the border, highlighting frontline tensions.
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San Gabriel Valley TribuneNorth Korean leader’s sister criticizes US-South Korea for proceeding with joint drills
The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un criticized the US and South Korea for proceeding with their annual joint military exercises.
After Joint Drills, Kim's Sis Warns of 'Terrible Consequences'
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday criticized the United States and South Korea for proceeding with their annual joint military exercises at a perilous moment for global security, warning that any challenge to the North's safety would bring "terrible consequences." The statement by Kim...
North Korea's Kim Yo Jong says US-South Korea drills to harm regional stability
North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said U.S.-South Korea military drills that began this week were a "provocative and aggressive war rehearsal" that would harm regional stability, state media KCNA reported on Tuesday.
Kim Yo-jong condemns the joint annual exercises between South Korea and the United States started yesterday: "Demonstration of force that can cause earthly consequences."
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