Sullivan says US is preparing sanctions against North Korea

The US is drafting a new package of sanctions on North Korea as Pyongyang continues to develop and test missiles, US national security adviser Jake Sullivan said during an online speech at a conference in SOUTH KOREA, REUTERS reported.

“While we say we have a new set of sanctions measures,” Sullivan said, noting that against the backdrop of missile launches carried out by the DPRK and the United States, Japan and South Korea decided to strengthen trilateral military and security cooperation.

He specified that the measures include joint military exercises and "a more prominent regional presence of US strategic capabilities."

At the same time, Washington is ready to engage in dialogue with North Korea and is open to negotiations without preconditions, the adviser to the US president said.

The leader of the DPRK called the ultimate goal the possession of the most powerful nuclear weapons Politics

The United States and South Korea are conducting joint exercises in response to North Korean ballistic missile launches. The last time the exercises were held on November 18 with the participation of F-35A fighters. As part of the exercise, the fighters practiced attacks on North Korean missile sites with GBU-12 laser-guided bombs, Yonhap wrote. At the same time, South Korean President Yun Sok-yeol instructed the Security Council to strengthen the containment measures of North Korea, agreed with the United States, and, together with Washington and the international community, impose sanctions against Pyongyang .

Pyongyang, in turn, accused Washington and Seoul of turning the Korean Peninsula into a "hot spot" because of their exercises. The North Korean Foreign Ministry warned the United States that they must be prepared to "pay an equal price in the event of an attempt to use force against the DPRK."

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