In July, Kim's sister and senior official, Kim Yo Jong, said the Lee government's “blind trust” in South Korea's alliance with the U.S. and hostility toward North Korea made it no different from its conservative predecessor.
South Korean president says he asked China's Xi to act as mediator on North Korea issues
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She later issued a separate statement dismissing the Trump administration’s intent to resume diplomacy on North Korea’s denuclearization, suggesting that Pyongyang - now focused on expanding ties with Russia over the war in Ukraine - sees little urgency in resuming talks with Seoul or Washington.
North Korea removing speakers from their tense border with South Korea
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