PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA -- A leaked diplomatic memo reveals that the North Korean government is lobbying its allies for assistance in dealing with an “urgent” food shortage crisis needed to stave off hunger this month. But with U.S. and international sanctions in play, delivery of humanitarian aid is risky business. A diplomatic memo obtained by
North Korea Pleads for Food Aid as Trump Sanctions Noose Tightens
As much as Trump likes to rail against the failed policies of his predecessor, he seems to be mimicking them, using North Korea’s food shortages as leverage to force the country to denuclearize, a move that DPRK believes would bring about only a swifter death.