BREAKING: North Korea suddenly cancels meeting with S. Korea, threatens to cancel US meeting

Dennis Michael Lynch

North Korea announced it has canceled a high-level summit with South Korea and has threatened to cancel its meeting with the United States over American military drills with South Korea, Yonhap News said Tuesday, citing KCNA.KCNA, North Korea’s state media outlet, claimed that the military drills were a rehearsal for a potential invasion of the country.The article goes on to state the following:The meeting between officials from the neighboring countries was expected to be a follow-up to the historic summit held last month between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in.The pair in late April discussed the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.“This exercise targeting us, which is being carried out across South Korea, is a flagrant challenge to the Panmunjom Declaration and an intentional military provocation running counter to the positive political development on the Korean Peninsula,” KCNA said, according to Yonhap News. “The United States will also have to undertake careful deliberations about the fate of the planned North Korea-U.S. summit in light of this provocative military ruckus jointly conducted with the South Korean authorities.” . . .

North Korea Reportedly Threatens To Cancel Summit  "So here comes the pulling of the string to see if they can get the U.S. to back off of something they’ve done many times in the past."  Via NY Post: . . .

This usually works with Democrats. The Norks release the statement and then enjoy watching Obama, Schumer, Harris, Clinton, Waters, et.al. begin the entertainment. TD

North Korea Spooked: Suspends Talks With South Korea, Threatens to Ditch U.S. Summit  . . . "The State Department says they have not been contacted by North Korea:

The U.S. State Department said it had not received any information from North Korea about the threat to cancel the June summit between Trump and Kim, Reuters reported.

“Kim Jong Un had said previously that he understands the need and the utility of the United States and the Republic of Korea continuing in its joint exercises,” said Heather Nauert, a State Department spokeswoman, in a briefing shortly after the North Korean announcement.

The department will continue to plan for the summit, which is currently scheduled for June 12 in Singapore.

The Max Thunder joint military drills kicked off Friday and were to continue for two weeks:" . . .