Kim Yo-jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has rejected international demands for her country to abandon its nuclear weapons, declaring denuclearisation a "line of no retreat that can never be crossed." Her remarks, published Thursday by state media outlet KCNA, were a direct response to a joint statement by G7 leaders at their summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, which reaffirmed their commitment to the "complete denuclearisation" of North Korea in line with UN Security Council resolutions. Kim described the country's nuclear arsenal as a "means of self-defense" and warned that any attempt to threaten North Korea's "core interests" would invite disaster.