Kim Yo Jong warns of unimaginable consequences as US-South Korea drills begin
TL;DR
North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong condemned the U.S.-South Korea ’Freedom Shield’ drills as destabilizing, warning of unimaginably terrible consequences as about 18,000 personnel take part in 22 drills over 10 days; Washington and Seoul say the maneuvers are defensive and aim to boost readiness, while Pyongyang argues there is no justification and notes the peninsula remains technically at war since the 1953 armistice.
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