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DPRK media steps up criticism of U.S. for “interference” in inter-Korean affairs

North Korean outlets accuse Washington of "autocratic interference," call for sanctions relief

North Korean state-run media has in recent days ratcheted up criticism of the U.S. for interfering in inter-Korean economic cooperation projects and its reported opposition to a recent North-South military agreement.

Pyongyang’s DPRK Today on Monday denounced the Trump administration for “putting the brakes” on the South Korean government’s attempts to implement September’s Pyongyang Joint Declaration.

The outlet reported that the U.S. had “outspokenly expressed its intention to oppose” the September inter-Korean military agreement.

Washington had also “ruthlessly ignored” calls from Seoul to approve a joint on-site survey for rail and road cooperation, it continued, and refused to grant exemptions