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North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong accused South Korea of hypocrisy for pursuing peace while conducting joint military drills with the U.S., escalating tensions despite Seoul’s overtures for improved ties.

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00:00North Korea's sister of leader Kim Yo-jong criticizes South Korea's administration,
00:07saying President Lee Jae-myung shows a dual personality by promoting peace while at the
00:12same time conducting joint military drills with the U.S. She claims that Seoul's real
00:17motive is to shift responsibility for the failure of inter-Korean relations onto North Korea.
00:23This week, South Korea and the U.S. launched military exercises that included upgraded
00:30responses to North Korean nuclear threats. Seoul and Washington, however, insisted the drills were
00:35defensive, aimed at deterring aggression and maintaining regional stability. Kim added that
00:41Lee would not change the course of inter-Korean confrontation or achieve genuine reconciliation.
00:47In response, South Korea's presidential office said the administration would open a new era for
00:52joint growth with North Korea, and its recent measures were meant for the stability and
00:57prosperity of both the North and the South.
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