North Korea's ruler, Kim Jong-un, refuses to tolerate any excesses at home. After the end of the joint exercises of America, South Korea and Japan, the North Korean missiles arrived. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said several missiles were fired from the Wonsan area on the east coast on Saturday morning, flying about 250 kilometers and falling into the East Sea. After a three-week hiatus, North Korea fired a missile once again. South Korea is very angry about this incident.
The five-day joint military exercise 'Freedom Edge' by the US, South Korea and Japan began last Monday in the Pacific Ocean. After this incident, North Korea's defense minister warned that appropriate measures will be taken in response to this military exercise. At the same time, Pyongyang said, “any kind of military exercise is actually a provocation of war”. A day after the exercises ended, several missiles were fired from the Wonsan area on the east coast on Saturday, flying about 250 kilometers and falling into the East Sea.
Several missiles were fired from the Wonsan area on the east coast on Saturday, flying about 250 kilometers and falling into the East Sea.
Note that US President Donald Trump softened his tone on North Korea last month. He wrote on his own social media 'Truth Social' – 'Due to my very good relationship with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, I do not find America's long-term participation in joint military exercises with South Korea satisfactory.' He also claims, 'These exercises are not only expensive, a large part of which (as always) America has to bear—but they send a completely inappropriate and hostile message to a country that has not posed a threat during Donald Trump's presidency. And always behaved respectfully.” Many people were surprised by Trump's comments. The insiders are puzzled as to why Trump is suddenly showing such a 'soft' attitude towards Kim.
But Kim's sister, Kim Yo Jong, has explained that North Korea is not listening to Trump's 'message of peace'. He said, 'Even if the duration and scope of the military exercise is reduced, its provocative and aggressive character will not change. America may feel that its recent move can be presented as a sign of so-called 'goodwill', but it will not get the desired response.