North Korea today criticized the US decision to provide Ukraine with military aid worth an estimated $8 billion, calling it an “unbelievable mistake”.

He also argued that the US is playing with fire against a nuclear superpower like Russia.

Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accused Washington of escalating the conflict in Ukraine and driving Europe to the brink of nuclear war. “The US and the West should not ignore or underestimate Russia’s serious warning,” it said in a statement published by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). “Is the US and the West really able to face the consequences as they recklessly play with fire against Russia, which is a nuclear superpower?” he asked.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that he could use nuclear weapons if Russia comes under missile attack, stressing that even a conventional attack by a nuclear-powered country could be considered a joint attack by the two.

Backing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is a dangerous and irresponsible gamble, the North Korean leader’s sister has argued, adding that the new US military aid package for Ukraine – worth an estimated $8 billion – is an “unbelievable mistake and a stupid act”. .

The US and South Korea have accused Pyongyang of supplying Russia with ammunition and missiles to support its war in Ukraine, which North Korea denies.