Sanctions from the West, including the U.S., are helping Pyongyang and destabilizing the South Korea government, North Korean outlet Arirang-Meari said on Tuesday.

The outlet claimed that the sanctions have only resulted in undermining the government in Seoul, pointing to its recent decision to deploy the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system despite strong protest from China.

“Unlike what the U.S. has intended, many experts from the world are analyzing that the U.S. and the West’s sanctions on our Republic are working as the great ‘gift,’” the article claimed.

“The actual damage of these sanctions are suffered by the South