U.S. says North Korea killed Kim Jong Un's half-brother Kim Jong-Nam with chemical warfare agent VX

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@jerwin

so either the South Koreans lack agency, and are saving face, or the South Koreans have policy objectives of their own that don’t align with those of the North Koreans,

All of the above.

Their agency is limited by US occupation, public diplomatic language seldom aligns with reality, and any peace deal between north and south will involve compromise between the two Koreas.