North Korea’s foreign ministry issued a statement on Thursday criticizing the U.S. for attempting to maintain pressure on the DPRK and engaging in practices it says were tried by previous administrations without success.

The statement, published by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), is very much in the same vein as other public messages issued by the government and its representatives this week.

North Korean foreign minister Ri Yong Ho, speaking in Singapore on Saturday, categorized America’s behavior towards the country since the U.S.-DPRK summit as alarming, with multiple subsequent state mediaedicts blaming the U.S.’ maintenance of sanctions for