North Korea Condemns US $8 Billion Military Aid to Ukraine
Kim Yo Jong warns the aid package escalates conflict and risks nuclear war with Russia.
- North Korea has criticized the US decision to provide $8 billion in military aid to Ukraine, calling it an 'incredible mistake.'
- The aid package, announced by President Joe Biden during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's visit to Washington, includes long-range weapons.
- Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, stated that the aid escalates the Ukraine conflict and endangers Europe with the threat of nuclear war.
- Russia, which has warned of possible nuclear retaliation if attacked, has received at least 16,500 containers of weapons from North Korea since last year, according to US accusations.
- Both North Korea and Russia deny any illegal arms trade, despite their strengthened military and strategic partnership over the past year.