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October 26, 2024
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Kim Yo Jong threatens ‘fatal’ retaliation against Seoul, while slamming Ukraine

North Korean leader’s statement appears to be response to claims DPRK is sending troops to aid Russia’s invasion

The North Korean leader’s influential sister threatened “terrible and fatal” retaliation against Seoul on Tuesday, following South Korea and Ukraine’s recent allegations that Pyongyang has dispatched troops to support Russia’s invasion.

In a statement released through the state-owned Korean Central News Agency on Tuesday evening, Kim Yo Jong accused the two countries of provoking “nuclear weapons states,” without specifying what actions have drawn Pyongyang’s ire.

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