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He said: "We have serious concerns about the prospect of North Korea potentially selling weapons, additional weapons, to the Russian military.
Ri Yong-gil, North Korean general thought to be executed, is actually alive". The Washington Times. 10 May 2016 . Retrieved 28 May 2016. N.Korea declares Kim Jong-Un commander of military". Agence France-Presse. 30 December 2011. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014 . Retrieved 30 December 2011. Kim came out swinging in his speech to world leaders with harsher words than he brought to the same U.N. General Assembly meeting last year. Such strong language is always noteworthy from a nation developing its nuclear program — but is also hardly uncommon from Pyongyang, a government that sometimes weaponizes hyperbole in its public statements.In July 2016, the United States Department of the Treasury imposed personal sanctions on Kim. Although his involvement in human rights abuses was cited as the reason, [135] officials said the sanctions target the country's nuclear and missile programs. [136] In June 2017, U.S. President Donald Trump condemned Kim Jong Un's "brutal" regime and described Kim as a "madman" after the death of American student Otto Warmbier who had been imprisoned during a visit to North Korea. [137] However, in 2019, President Trump said that he believed Kim was not responsible for Warmbier's death. [138] Alleged assassination attempts Downing Street said like-minded democratic allies were standing together against Russia, contrasting that with Mr Putin’s attempts to secure arms from other authoritarian states. The initial months of the calendar appears focused on gifts received from heads of state or other high-ranking leaders of countries that have maintained friendly ties with North Korea since the Kim Il Sung era. From late 2010, Kim was viewed as the successor to the North Korean leadership. Following his father's death in December 2011, state television announced Kim as the "Great Successor". Kim holds the titles of General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea [3] and President of the State Affairs. He is also a member of the Presidium of the WPK Politburo, the highest decision-making body in the country. In July 2012, Kim was promoted to the highest rank of Marshal in the Korean People's Army, consolidating his position as Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. North Korean state media often refer to him as "Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un" or "Marshal Kim Jong Un". He has promoted the policy of byungjin, similar to Kim Il Sung's policy from the 1960s, referring to the simultaneous development of both the economy and the country's nuclear weapons program. He has also revived the structures of the WPK, expanding the party's power in expense of the military leadership.
Salmon, Andrew (4 December 2018). "Going native in the Hermit Kingdom". Asia Times . Retrieved 2 January 2019. North Korea sets date for rare leadershipconference". BBC News. 21 September 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2010 . Retrieved 27 September 2010.In April 2020, Kim was not seen in public for 20 days, leading to rumours that he was critically ill or dead. [249] [250] [251] In June 2021, following a one-month-long absence from the public eye, outside observers noted that Kim had lost considerable amount of weight. [252] It is speculated that he had lost 10 to 20kg (22 to 44lb). [253]
The Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) amended the constitution in June 2016, abolishing the National Defence Commission (NDC) except in times of war, and replacing it with the State Affairs Commission (SAC), which was named the "supreme policy-oriented leadership body of State power". Kim became the chairman of the State Affairs Commission on 29 June 2016. These amendments marked the decrease of the military's influence, with the newly established SAC including more civilian and less military members than the NDC. [79]Half-kilometre long Kim Jong-un propaganda message visible from space". National Post. 23 November 2012. ISSN 1486-8008. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. In a 2013 poll, 61.7% of North Korean defectors in South Korea said that Kim Jong Un was probably supported by most of his countrymen, an increase from the 55.7% approval rating for his father in a similar survey done two years earlier. [237]
Kim Jong-un rides white horse on sacred North Korean mountain in fresh propaganda photos". ABC. 16 October 2019. Birth year for Kim Ju-ae is not publicly known. She may have been born in either late 2012 or early 2013. Fisher, Max (1 March 2013). "Kim Jong Eun inherited an eccentric obsession with basketball from father Kim Jong Il". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017 . Retrieved 14 February 2017. Kim Jong Un oversees an autocratic government and is the third generation of his family to rule. He was preceded by his father, Kim Jong Il, who died in 2011, and his grandfather Kim Il Sung, a former guerrilla who established the state. Ouellette, Dean J. (2020). "Understanding the "Socialist Tourism" of North Korea Under Kim Jong Un: An Analysis of North Korean Discourse". North Korean Review. 16 (1): 55–81. ISSN 1551-2789.
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On 25 April 2019, Kim held his first summit with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Vladivostok, Russia. [199] [200] Smith, Josh (29 August 2019). "North Korea changes constitution to solidify Kim Jong Un's rule". Reuters . Retrieved 25 June 2023. Matt Negrin (28 September 2010). "N. Korean leader promotes his son". Politico. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012 . Retrieved 28 September 2010. Kim expanded the country's nuclear weapons program, which led to heightened tensions with the United States and South Korea, as well as China. In 2018 and 2019, Kim took part in summits with South Korean president Moon Jae-in and US president Donald Trump, leading to a brief thaw between North Korea and the two countries, though the negotiations ultimately broke down without progress on denuclearization. He has claimed success in combating the COVID-19 pandemic in North Korea, as the country did not report any confirmed cases until May 2022, although many experts doubt this claim. [5] Early life
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