Kim Jong us sister strengthens the loudspeaker conflict with South Korea

Kim Jong us sister strengthens the loudspeaker conflict with South Korea

The mighty sister of the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rejected the South Korean claims on Thursday that the north removed some of its loudspeakers along the Interkorean border. She ridiculed the government in Seoul, which captures hopes of reviving diplomacy between the rivals shared by the war.

Claims on loudspeaker removal

The South Korean military reported on the weekend that it had recognized that the north removed some of its loudspeakers just a few days after South Korea dismantled its own loudspeakers on the front, which were used to spread anti-north Korea propaganda to reduce tensions.

North Korea's attitude towards negotiations

Kim Yo Jong repeated earlier North Korean statements that the country had no interest in reviving the long -lying negotiations with Washington and Seoul. She led the upcoming community military maneuver between allies as proof of their ongoing hostility to Pyongyang.

Public discovery and reactions

The South Korean military leaders did not state where exactly they had observed that the north reduced some of its loudspeakers. The North Korean loudspeakers, which were visible from civilian border areas in the south, were still spotted by AP photo journalists after the military was announced.

At a cabinet session on Tuesday, South Korea's new Liberal President Lee Jae Myung described the alleged steps of the north as a "mutual measure" and expressed the hope that the Koreas could "gradually reopen dialogue and communication".

Kim accused the government of Lee to deceive the public and explained that the North Koreans "have never removed speakers in the border area and are not willing to do so". The South Korean government and the military initially did not respond to Kim's comments published by the state media.

No interest in discussions with the USA

She also rejected South Korean speculation that the north could use the planned meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump to send a message to Washington via Moscow. "Why should we send a message to the US side?" She said, adding that the north was not interested in discussions with the Americans.

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, North Korea has declared Russia to priority of its foreign policy and sent thousands of soldiers as well as large amounts of military equipment, including artillery and rockets, to support Russia in the war.

North Korea and Russia's cooperation

North Korean and Russian state media reported on Wednesday that Kim Jong Un and Putin made a phone call to discuss their in -depth relationships and joint efforts in the war against Ukraine. Russia's news agency Tass stated that Putin Kim also sent information about his upcoming talks with Trump in Alaska on Friday, but the North Korean reports did not mention the meeting with Trump.

Psychological warfare and tensions

Kim's sister also released explanations in July in which Washington and Seouls alleged wishes to revive diplomacy to contain the North Korean nuclear program, which in 2019 stalled after a failed summit with Trump during his first term.

In the past few months, South Korean border residents have complained that North Korean speakers played unpleasant noises, including howling animals and striking gongs, in response to the South Korean propagandaoadcasts. The South Korean military explained that the north stopped its broadcasts in June after Lee ordered the South Korean broadcasts as the first concrete step of its government to reduce tensions between the war -plagued rival.

The problem of the loudspeakers

North Korea, which reacts extremely sensitively to any criticism of his authoritarian leadership and her third-generation ruler, has regarded the anti-Pyngjang propagandaoadcasts of South Korea as a significant provocation. The previous conservative South Korean government again took daily loudspeaker broadcasts in June last year after a break of several years, in response to North Korea's balloon performance with garbage to the south.

The loudspeakers spread propaganda reports and K-pop songs, a playlist that aimed to create a feeling in Pyongyang, where Kim Jong Un tries to eliminate the influence of South Korean pop culture and language among the population in order to strengthen the dynastic rule of his family. These psychological war management measures increased the tensions that were already heated by North Korea's nuclear program and South Korean efforts to expand joint military exercises with the USA and their trilateral security cooperation with Japan.

Lee, who came into office in June after an early election against the removed conservative Yoon Suk Yeol, would like to improve the relationships with Pyongyang, which was angry to Yoon's strict politics. However, experts agree that North Korea apparently does not feel an urgent need to recover diplomacy with South Korea and the USA and instead concentrate on relationships with Russia.

The tensions on the peninsula could later rise later this month with the large -scale annual military exercises of the United States and South Korea, which begin on August 18. North Korea represents the joint exercises as an invasion samples and often uses them as an excuse for military demonstrations and weapon tests to promote its nuclear program.