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North Korea claims that US military aid to Ukraine is 'incredible mistake'

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North Korea claims that US military aid to Ukraine is 'incredible mistake'
A North Korean flag flies above North Korea's Gijungdong village, from the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in Paju, South Korea, on Friday, March 3, 2023. (Seong Joon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

North Korea, facing accusations of illegally supplying weapons to Russia, slammed the U.S. decision to send $8 billion in military aid to Ukraine, labeling it an "incredible mistake" and warning that it risks sparking nuclear conflict with Russia.

U.S. President Joe Biden announced the new aid package, which includes long-range weapons to strengthen Ukraine's ability to hit Russian targets from safer distances, during President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to Washington.

Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accused the U.S. of intensifying the war in Ukraine and pushing Europe toward the edge of nuclear war, according to Reuters.

In a statement released by state news agency KCNA, Kim said: "The United States and the West should not dismiss or underestimate Russia's serious warning. Are they truly prepared to face the consequences of recklessly playing with fire against Russia, a nuclear superpower?"

Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly cautioned that Russia may use nuclear weapons if attacked, and he views any assault on Russia supported by a nuclear-armed nation as a collective strike.

Kim also condemned the U.S. decision to provide further military aid to Zelensky, calling it a "dangerous and irresponsible gamble" and describing the move as "an incredible mistake and foolish act." Kim regularly issues statements on North Korea's political and security positions, which are widely believed to reflect the views of the country's supreme leader.

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Olena Goncharova

Head of North America desk

Olena Goncharova is the Head of North America desk at The Kyiv Independent, where she has previously worked as a development manager and Canadian correspondent. She first joined the Kyiv Post, Ukraine's oldest English-language newspaper, as a staff writer in January 2012 and became the newspaper’s Canadian correspondent in June 2018. She is based in Edmonton, Alberta. Olena has a master’s degree in publishing and editing from the Institute of Journalism in Taras Shevchenko National University in Kyiv. Olena was a 2016 Alfred Friendly Press Partners fellow who worked for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for six months. The program is administered by the University of Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia.

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