North Korea says Trump has 'lit the wick of war' and that it is ready to 'settle the final score with a hail of fire'
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Version 0 of 5. North Korea's foreign minister has said Donald Trump "has lit the wick of a war", according to a Russian state news agency. Tensions between the US and North Korea have intensified in recent months as the Trump administration has struggled to rein in Kim Jong-un's expanding nuclear and ballistic weapons programme. Russia's TASS news agency quoted North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho saying: "With his bellicose and insane statement at the United Nations, Trump, you can say, has lit the wick of a war against us." "We need to settle the final score, only with a hail of fire, not words," he reportedly added. A spokesman for North Korea's foreign ministry said last month that the more sanctions the US and its allies impose on North Korea, the faster the nation will work to develop its nuclear weapons programme, according to North Korea’s official KCNA news agency. More to follow... |