A North Korean military guard post, top, and a South Korean post, bottom, are seen from Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, February 26, 2026
THE sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un today slammed the United States and South Korea for proceeding with annual joint war games.
Kim Yo Jong warned that any challenge to the North’s safety would bring “terrible consequences.”
Ms Kim’s statement came a day after the allies started their 11-day so-called Freedom Shield exercise involving thousands of troops.
Without referring to the Iran war, Ms Kim said the US-South Korea drills undermine regional stability at a time when the global security structure is “collapsing rapidly and wars break out in different parts of the world due to the reckless acts of outrageous international rogues.”
Ms Kim said North Korea will continue to bolster its “destructive power” against external threats and “constantly and repeatedly convince the enemies of our war deterrence and its fatality.”
The US and South Korea say the war games are defensive in nature.
Meanwhile, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said he was opposed to “anti-defence weapons” being relocated by the US. He said such moves wouldn’t seriously undermine defences against North Korea.
His comments followed media reports that the US was moving some Patriot missile defence systems and other equipment from South Korea to support its war in the Middle East.
