Daily Mail: Kim Jong Un calls for 'offensive measures' ahead of New Year speech expected to lay out North Korea's 'new way' forward in wake of US sanctions
* Kim Jong Un has threatened to seek a 'new way' forward in dialogue with the US
* North Korean leader said country should take 'offensive measures' on its security
* He said he wanted to 'fully ensure the sovereignty and security of the country'
* Nuclear talks between Kim and US stalled since the collapse of February summit
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for 'offensive measures' to strengthen security as a way to lay out the country's fresh approach to tackling US sanctions.
The remarks came ahead of a New Year speech that could flesh out the nuclear-armed nation's threat to seek a 'new way' forward after the expiration of its year-end deadline for US sanctions relief.
Kim's latest comments, made during a meeting of top ruling party officials in Pyongyang, came amid concerns that the North could formally close down dialogue with Washington and resume nuclear and long-range missile tests.
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