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North Korea on Thursday denounced the Trump administration’s latest sanctions targeting cybercrimes that help finance its illicit nuclear weapons program, accusing the United States of harboring “wicked” hostility toward Pyongyang and vowing unspecified countermeasures.
North Korea slammed the U.S. President Donald Trump's administration for imposing sanctions that "antagonise" it, and vowed to respond correspondingly, state media KCNA said on Thursday.
U.S. sanctions target eight North Koreans and two firms involved in laundering $3 billion from cybercrimes, funding nuclear weapons.
North Korea condemned recent US sanctions targeting its cybercrimes linked to nuclear financing. The US Treasury accused North Korean entities of laundering over $3 billion in illicit digital assets.
The United States will look at "flexibility" for its troops stationed in South Korea to operate against regional threats, but the focus of the alliance will remain on deterring North Korea, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday.
President Trump floats sanctions relief for North Korea denuclearization as Secretary of State Marco Rubio maintains focus on nuclear disarmament policy.
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