North Korea’s state-run media is blaming stalled denuclearization negotiations on Washington’s refusal to ease sanctions.

An editorial published by the Korean Central News Agency(KCNA) Thursday calls for what the North has referred to as "corresponding measures" to match reconciliatory gestures by Pyongyang. 

Those include, the editorial says, the suspension of missile and nuclear tests and the repatriation of U.S. war remains.  

The article argues the ball is in Washington's court.