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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Josh Smith

North Korean media blames U.S., allies for Ukraine war ahead of invasion anniversary

FILE PHOTO: A view shows a residential building damaged by a Russian military strike in the town of Stepnohirsk, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine February 21, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer

North Korean state media marked the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine by blaming the crisis on NATO and calling America's involvement a "trail to self-destruction."

In a commentary carried by state news agency KCNA on Thursday on the eve of the Feb. 24 anniversary, international affairs critic Kim Yoo-chul said the conflict in Ukraine is the "inevitable product of coercion and hegemony" by the United States and its allies.

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