North Korean state-run online media on Tuesday denounced South Korea for its excessively “prudent” approach to inter-Korean economic cooperation, accusing Seoul of “succumbing to the pressure of the U.S.”

In an article written under the byline of writer Kim Jun Dal, the Uriminzokkiri — widely seen as externally-focused media not for domestic consumption — said the ROK’s “prudent stance” in inter-Korean relations was “disappointing.”

Instead of “making active efforts to continue the flow of the improvement of the North-South relationship,” the article continued, Seoul is “openly succumbing to the pressure of the U.S. and conservative forces.”

“This is an evasion