North Korea Is Severing <br />Communications With South Korea North Korea made the announcement <br />on Tuesday, which analysts suspect is a <br />move to force concessions from South Korea. Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean <br />leader Kim Jong Un, was said to have <br />been instrumental in the decision. North Korea said it would suspend <br />contact due to the actions of activist <br />defectors who send balloons carrying <br />propaganda letters over the border. According to NBC News, Kim Yo Jong and a senior <br />North Korean official also described South Korea as <br />“the enemy” in a meeting. An official from South Korea’s Unification <br />Ministry said that communications between the <br />two countries “must be maintained as agreed.”
