Kim Jong-un’s powerful sister on Wednesday rejected holding any further talks with the United States, days after the FBI accused North Korea of stealing more than US$6 billion from a cryptocurrency exchange and Washington launched a new round of sanctions aimed at Pyongyang.
Analysts say the latest developments have all but killed off the chances of another Trump-Kim summit, despite the US president’s continued warm words for North Korea’s supreme leader and apparent openness to meeting him again.
In a statement on Wednesday, Kim Yo-jong called the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s allegations regarding the Binance hack proof of Washington’s “hostile policy” towards Pyongyang and said there was “no need” for further talks.