U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this year, and revealed that Pyongyang possesses ¡°57 very powerful nuclear weapons.¡±
But Kim¡¯s powerful sister appeared to pour cold water on Trump¡¯s push for reengagement.
Kim Yo Jong said in a report carried by state-run media Thursday that she was ¡°not aware¡± of Trump¡¯s claim a day earlier that he was in communication with the North Korean leader, while also labeling the U.S. president¡¯s order earlier this week to scale down joint military exercises with South Korea as ¡°one unworthy of comment.¡±?
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