Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, on Thursday criticized the United States and South Korea for announcing new sanctions against Pyongyang amid escalating tensions over North Korea’s increased ballistic missile launches.
Kim said that Seoul is a «faithful dog» and a «puppet» of the United States, according to a statement published by the North Korean state news agency KCNA.
«On Nov. 22, the South Korean Foreign Ministry called the exercise of our right to self-defense a ‘provocation,’ saying they were examining additional ‘independent sanctions’ because our ‘provocation’ continues,» he has explained referring to the launch of a long-range ballistic missile that fell into the Sea of Japan, known as the East Sea in the region.
«As soon as the U.S. called for ‘independent sanctions’ against the (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the country’s official name) DPRK, the south Korean puppets disgustingly imitated it,» he said, adding that «it becomes clearer that they are the ‘faithful dog’ and puppet of the U.S.»
Kim went on to criticize his southern neighbor, which he blamed for «creating dangerous situations,» while assuring that the sanctions are «useless» because they «could not escape from the current dangerous situation» through them.
He also pointed to the government of Yoon Suk Yeol, indicating that the country was not his «target» under the previous administration led by Moon Jae In.
Earlier this week, the South Korean Foreign Ministry said it was considering imposing sanctions in response to the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching the entire U.S. mainland.
These statements by Kim came two days after he denounced the «hypocrisy» of the United Nations Security Council, considering that the body «looks the other way in the face of the danger posed by the US and South Korean military exercises in the area».
Thus, he spoke of the «double standards» of the members of the Security Council on this issue after it met to address precisely the launching on Friday of an intercontinental ballistic missile ‘Hwasong-17’ by North Korea.
The numerous ballistic tests carried out by the North Korean authorities have increased tension in the region and set off all the alarms about possible provocations and nuclear tests.
