Kyiv has “no right” to take issue with North Korea’s recognition of two breakaway republics in Ukraine’s eastern frontier, the DPRK’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said Friday.

The statement comes two days after Pyongyang recognized the Moscow-backed Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic. The move prompted swift condemnation from Kyiv, which described recognition of the two regions as an attempt to “undermine the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.”

An MFA spokesperson reportedly told Korea Central News Agency(KCNA) Friday that Ukraine “committed acts quite contrary to impartiality and justice in the state-to-state relations” and aligned with the