Kim Yo Jong mocks ‘puppet’ Seoul as Trump cuts short U.S.-ROK military drills

NK News – North Korea News · Aug 21, 2026

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) […]