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North Korea has sharply criticised US President Donald Trump’s decision to loosen restrictions on arms exports, accusing Washington of fuelling global conflicts and using weapons sales to pursue hegemonic ambitions.
In a statement issued on Sunday (April 202) through the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Pyongyang denounced the 9 April executive order signed by Trump, which mandates a review of existing regulations in order to facilitate the overseas sale of American defence equipment.
N. Korea slams aggressive foreign policy
“For the United States, arms sale is not only merely a money-making space to meet monetary desire but also a major means of supporting the realisation of aggressive foreign policy, the hegemony-seeking one,” the statement read, according to South Korea-based Yonhap news agency.
The criticism comes amid ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, where the US has faced scrutiny over its continued military support for allies. North Korea accused the US of using the wars as an opportunity to expand its influence and ramp up weapons exports, alleging that much of the equipment was ending up in the hands of “war maniacs” across Europe and the West Asia region.
“The US measure to ease arms export regulations precisely means the one to expand wars,” KCNA said.
The statement went on to accuse Washington of hypocrisy— claiming to support peace negotiations while supplying lethal arms to parties involved in proxy wars. It argued that recent regulatory changes would only worsen global instability and allow the US to extend conflicts under the guise of diplomacy.
While Pyongyang has long condemned US foreign policy, the unusually direct focus on President Trump’s arms policy marks a renewed warning from North Korea about what it sees as the militarisation of diplomacy. The remarks come as tensions remain high on the Korean peninsula and broader East Asian region.
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