State broadcaster KCNA of the Orthodox Stalinist-ruled country reported that Washington “will pay a price.” It accuses Malaysia of an “unforgivable crime as a subordinate of American pressure.”
The dictatorial regime in Pyongyang reacted earlier in the day with resentment to attempts by the US government to make contact. This will only be the case when the US stops its ‘hostile policy’, which includes sanctions and US military exercises in the region.
In South Korea, the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken alluded to new means of pressure, in addition to diplomatic consultations, without going into details.
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