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Analysis Ahead of US-ROK summit, North Korea seeks to diminish Lee in Trump’s eyesKim Yo Jong’s mocking criticism of ROK leader makes clear that Pyongyang sees no role for Seoul in future talks The North Korean leader’s powerful sister upped the ante on Wednesday with another attack on Seoul, in what appeared to be an attempt to diminish ROK President Lee Jae-myung in the eyes of Donald Trump ahead of their first summit next week. In her statement, her fourth in as many weeks, Kim Yo Jong reiterated that Pyongyang has no interest in the Lee administration’s diplomatic overtures, declaring that the South Korean president is “not the sort of man who will change the course of history.” She also accused Seoul of attempting to shift © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |



