Victory Day, or V-Day, celebrations marking the self-described triumph in the 1950-53 Korean War dominated North Korean state media this week, as Pyongyang took the occasion to accuse Washington and Seoul of initiating the conflict. 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with war veterans and paid his respects while state media praised Kim Il Sung’s wartime feats and cast his grandson as the founder’s rightful successor. Kim Jong Un was framed as a leader who looks after those who sacrificed their livelihoods for the country and presented wartime loyalty to Kim Il Sung as