RIA Novosti writes about this.

Thus, he answered a question from a deputy from the ruling Civil Power Party, Yoon Sang-hyun, about a possible change in Washington’s policy towards North Korea if Donald Trump wins the upcoming US presidential elections.

According to him, if the United States “succumbs to intimidation” from the DPRK and abandons its treaty obligations to the ally, it will need to give up its global leadership.

Earlier, Russian Ambassador to North Korea Alexander Matsegora said that Moscow does not rule out the possibility of North Korea conducting nuclear tests if the United States and allies continue to provoke Pyongyang.

In October, South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik said he would strengthen military cooperation with the United States and would also respond harshly to possible “provocations by North Korea.”