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North Korea's Kim Yo Jong says US-South Korea drills to harm regional stability
Kim Yo Jong warned the joint U.S.-South Korea military drills threaten regional peace and vowed to strengthen North Korea's war deterrent amid a global security collapse.
- 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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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.
The sister of the leader of North Korea said that military exercises are "a protracted and aggressive war game" as long as "the overall security structure is breaking".
‘Terrible consequences’: North Korea hits out over US-South Korea drills
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un criticised the United States and South Korea for proceeding with their annual joint military exercises at a perilous moment for global security and warned that any challenge to the North’s safety would bring “terrible consequences”. Kim Yo-jong’s statement Tuesday came a day after the allies started their 11-day Freedom Shield exercise involving thousands of troops, while Washington also wag…
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