Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, derided South Korea on Thursday for scaling back joint exercises at the U.S.’s request, hours after Pyongyang launched a barrage of ballistic missiles toward the East Sea (Sea of Japan).

In a statement published by the state-owned Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) Thursday night, Kim Yo Jong said South Korea “has reaped what it sowed” after the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercise between Seoul and Washington was reduced from 11 to five days at President Donald Trump’s “sudden order.”

“The plight of the ROK, which is