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Trump may think love letters are enough, but for the past five years Kim has shown he’s determined not to lose face again,
Hwang Ji-hwan, a professor of international relations at the University of Seoul, toldThe Wall Street Journal of the regime’s recent statements We have already explored every possible avenue in negotiating with the U.S.,
Kim said, according to state media, accusing the U.S. of an “unchanging aggressive and hostile policy” toward the country that’s helped put international affairs into their “most chaotic and violent” state since World War II Ultimately, North Korea even went as far as to make clear that irrespective of the outcome of the election, Pyongyang's worldview towards the U.S. would not change: Washington remains a 'hostile' power pursuing—with its allies—a 'hostile policy' towards the DPRK,
The Korean peninsula has never been under such a critical situation as the present, in which there is a growing likelihood of a most destructive thermonuclear war breaking out amid the acutely dangerous confrontation between the belligerents,
We condemn in the strongest possible terms the increasing military cooperation between the DPRK and Russia, including the DPRK's export and Russia's unlawful procurement of DPRK ballistic missiles in breach of multiple UN Security Council resolutions (UNSCRs), as well as Russia's use of these missiles and munitions against Ukraine,
they said in the statement on the State Department's website Negotiations and confrontation are among our options, but we must be more thoroughly prepared to cope with the latter — this is the review and conclusion we have derived from the 30-odd years of dealing with the United States,
We have already gone as far as we can go with the United States as negotiators, and what we became certain of is not the willingness of a great power to coexist,
Kim said, ... according to the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). Even if any administration takes office in the US, the political climate, which is confused by the infighting of the two parties, does not change and, accordingly, we do not care about this,
I think he misses me" and it's "nice to get along with somebody that has a lot of nuclear weapons".
In July this year, Trump said of Kim We have already gone as far as possible with the United States with negotiations, and what we ended up confirming was not a superpower’s will for coexistence, but a thorough position based on force and an unchangeable invasive and hostile policy,
toward North Korea, Kim said Never before have the warring parties on the Korean peninsula faced such a dangerous and acute confrontation that it could escalate into the most destructive thermonuclear war,
Having already developed a credible deterrent, complete with sophisticated medium- and long-range delivery systems, North Korea wants to be accepted, or at least acknowledged, as a nuclear power,
I think Kim Jong Un is open to a dialogue with President-elect Trump's administration, once it is in place,
DeTrani told VOA Korean via email Tuesday Kim Jong Un is exploring the benefits available in being an active member of the axis of upheaval: states such as Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran who seek to overturn the existing rules-based order and justify using force to achieve their objectives,
Seiler told VOA Korean via email Tuesday The U.S., Japan and South Korea will never get away from the responsibility as the culprits of destroying the peace and stability of the Korean peninsula and the region,
Kim said, ... according to the Korean Central News Agency Kim Jong Un is making clear to President-elect Trump that everything has changed since their previous meetings,
Revere told VOA Korean via email Tuesday President Biden reaffirmed the U.S. extended deterrence commitment to the ROK using the full range of U.S. defense capabilities, including nuclear, conventional, and missile defense capabilities, and that any nuclear attack by the DPRK against the ROK will be met with a swift, overwhelming and decisive response,
Why would he reach out to Donald Trump when he has friends like Vladimir Putin?"
Trump's top foreign policy issues will be ending the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and imposing tariffs on China,
Right now, our attention remains on supporting Ukraine and addressing the more significant regional security concerns,
he concluded, demonstrating a high level of professionalism as well as a noticeable lack of humour