One person from Chongjin said: “They may try to keep us in the dark, but we’re not blind and deaf. We know what’s going on.”
Another person shared: “The North Koreans know very well that we have to tighten our belts so that they can make weapons, sell them to other countries, and then use the proceeds to make more weapons.”
Someone else added: “I have no idea who benefits from strengthening our military or developing nuclear weapons.”
Talking about Putin’s present to Kim, one person said: “To me, the news about the car felt like mocking hungry people by putting some meat in front of them and saying, ‘Look at this! Don’t you wish you could have some? ‘”.
And another resident added: “If he really cared about the people, he would have asked for food instead of a car and given everyone a few kilos,” said a third.
