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News North Korea accuses US of ‘profiting’ off Ukraine war, slamming new aid billForeign ministry criticism of $61B aid package comes as Kim Yo Jong issues scathing attack on US-led military drills
North Korea’s foreign ministry denounced U.S. military support for Ukraine on Wednesday, claiming the Biden administration is earning “enormous profits while feasting on ‘blood-mixed wine.’” In a statement published by the party-run Rodong Sinmun, vice foreign minister Im Chon Il took aim at the U.S. House of Representatives’ bipartisan passage of a bill allocating $61 billion in aid to help Ukraine fend off Russia’s invasion on Saturday. The Senate subsequently passed the package on Tuesday, and President Joe Biden is expected to sign the bill into law soon. By providing such military assistance, the U.S. seeks to © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |