World · East Asia & Pacific · 7 hrs ago
Kim Yo-jong Says North Korea Has No Need for U.S. Talks Without Policy Shift
Kim Yo-jong said North Korea may talk with the United States, but said talks are not necessarily in her country’s national interest.
She is the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and made the remarks in a statement carried by state media.
Her comments followed U.S. accusations that North Korea was behind a theft of more than $6 billion in cryptocurrency from Binance, an allegation she rejected.
Kim also pointed to U.S. military drills with South Korea and Japan and their commitment to North Korea’s denuclearization as signs of hostility.
She said Washington must abandon its hostile policy before talks can solve problems, while describing dialogue as one possible path to peace.
Kim warned North Korea would respond to what it sees as continued U.S. hostility, but did not say what actions it might take.
Kim Yo-jong said North Korea sees dialogue with the United States as an option, but not necessarily as serving its national interests.
She said Pyongyang has no need to meet with Washington unless it abandons what North Korea calls its hostile policy.
Kim cited U.S. accusations that North Korea was behind a cryptocurrency theft, as well as military drills and a trilateral meeting, as signs of hostility.
She warned that North Korea would take countermeasures but did not specify what they would be.
Her remarks followed North Korea’s rejection of the FBI’s findings about the theft of more than US$6 billion from Binance.
- Who
- Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, made the remarks.
- What
- She said dialogue with the United States remains an option but is not necessarily in North Korea’s national interest. She called for Washington to abandon its hostile policy.
- When
- November 4, 2026, according to the articles.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- Kim cited what North Korea considers U.S. hostility, including the cryptocurrency theft accusation, military drills and a trilateral meeting.
North Korea
United States
Cryptocurrency theft accusation
North Korea
North Korea rejected the FBI’s finding that it was behind the theft of more than US$6 billion in cryptocurrency from Binance.
United States
The FBI found that the North Korean regime was behind the theft.
Policy and security
North Korea
North Korea said it would not need talks unless the United States abandoned its hostile policy, and cited military drills and a trilateral meeting as evidence of hostility.
United States
The United States joined South Korea and Japan in reaffirming a commitment to North Korea’s complete denuclearization.
Kim Yo-jong issued an earlier statement rejecting the accusation linking North Korea to the Binance hack.
Kim said dialogue with the United States remained an option but was not necessarily in North Korea’s national interest.
- Cryptocurrency theft
- More than US$6 billion
- Exchange
- Binance
- Speaker
- Kim Yo-jong
- North Korean leader
- Kim Jong-un
- APEC meeting location
- Shenzhen, China
- APEC meeting start
- The 18th of the month, according to Donga Ilbo
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What people are saying
The choice for peace includes dialogue of course, but this is not surely equated with national interests for us
The U.S. abandonment of its hostile policy toward Pyongyang is a major premise and key to solving all problems
It is our clear stand that we have no need to sit face to face with such unreliable and hostile persons who refuse to abandon their policy of confrontation