Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, attends a wreath-laying ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam, on March 2, 2019. AP-Yonhap
North Korea has slammed Washington's decision to supply Ukraine with tanks, claiming the U.S. is "further expanding the proxy war" to destroy Russia.
Earlier this week, U.S. President Joe Biden promised 31 Abrams tanks, one of the most powerful and sophisticated weapons in the US army, to help Kyiv fight off Moscow's invasion.
Along with China, Russia is one of the North's few international friends and has previously come to the regime's aid.
In a statement released late Friday, Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, blamed Washington for the crisis in Ukraine, accusing it of "further crossing the red line" by sending the tanks.
"Lurking behind this is the U.S. sinister intention to realize its hegemonic aim by further expanding the proxy war for destroying Russia," she said in the statement.
NK rejects alleged arms trading with Russia, warns of 'undesirable result' 2023-01-29 11:42 | North Korea 'Fast-track' talks underway for missiles, planes in Ukraine 2023-01-29 08:58 | World
Washington is "the arch criminal", she added, and Pyongyang will "always stand in the same trench with the service personnel and people of Russia".
"The world would be brighter, safer and calmer now if it were not for the U.S.," she said.
Other than Syria and Russia, North Korea is the only country to recognize the independence of Luhansk and Donetsk, two Russian-backed separatist regions in eastern Ukraine.
Russia, one of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, has long held the line against increasing pressure on nuclear-armed North Korea, even asking for relief from international sanctions for humanitarian reasons.
Kim Jong-un declared North Korea an "irreversible" nuclear state in September, and the country conducted sanctions-busting weapons tests nearly every month last year ― including firing its most advanced intercontinental ballistic missile. (AFP)
顶: 25421踩: 666
North Korea condemns US decision to send tanks to Ukraine
人参与 | 时间:2024-09-21 18:31:11
相关文章
- Bernie Sanders’ DNC speech sounded like everyone else’s. That’s astonishing.
- 来潮汕,做个最潮的人,过个潮汕年!
- Here's all the cool stuff you can do on social media to celebrate the eclipse
- Smart thermostat deal: Get $50 off a Honeywell Home thermostat
- 雅安公安接连破获两起汉源湖非法捕捞案
- Google updates Password Manager with a few neat features
- Google updates Password Manager with a few neat features
- Brad Raffensperger defeats Jody Hice, Donald Trump, and 2024 coup efforts in Georgia.
- Apple to start manufacturing iPhone Pro in India, report claims
- Starbucks’ union
评论专区