Regime Hits Back at U.S. Envoy’s Criticism
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North Korea denounced the new U.S. ambassador to South Korea for calling the communist nation a “criminal regime.”
U.S. Ambassador Alexander Vershbow made the comment Tuesday, citing alleged illicit activities by North Korea, such as money laundering.
The North called the remark “a sort of provocative declaration of a war” and threatened to “mercilessly retaliate,” the nation’s official news agency said.
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