U.S. officials are bracing for Pyongyang to take military actions close to the U.S. presidential election, possibly at the urging of Vladimir Putin.

The timing, they said, could be designed to create turmoil in yet another part of the world as Americans decide whether to send President Joe Biden or former President Donald Trump back to the White House.

“We have no doubt that North Korea will be provocative this year. It’s just a matter of how escalatory it is,” a U.S. intelligence official said.

  • pelespirit@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
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    6 months ago

    I don’t normally do question articles, but the US is actively saying that they will be. They just don’t know how severe it will be.

  • AllNewTypeFaceEnglish
    2·
    6 months ago

    That and Saudi Arabia tripling gas prices from August onward?