The North Korean leader’s sister Kim Yo Jong issued yet another statement on Wednesday denouncing the Lee Jae-myung administration, but buried in the usual rhetoric about Seoul’s hostility was an unprecedented policy declaration with far-reaching implications for inter-Korean ties.

In her remarks released via state media, Kim sharply criticized South Korea’s new policy toward the North and insisted that it lacks anything of interest to Pyongyang. She also attacked the U.S.-ROK alliance and ongoing military drills, while insulting ROK leadership.

What was new, however, was not her direct attacks on