U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis showed reserve about the existence of military options on North Korea that might spare Seoul from a brutal counterattack but declined to say what kind of options he was talking about or whether they involved the use of lethal force. Asked whether there were any military options the United States…
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Russia and Japan ‘decisively condemn’ DPRK tests
Concluding talks, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe “decisively condemned” North Korean ballistic weapons tests. “We decisively condemned North Korea’s launch of a medium-range ballistic missile that flew over Japan’s territory on August 28, as well as the new nuclear tests conducted on September 3,” Putin said in a statement. Vladimir…
Moscow to consider UN resolution draft on North Korea
Moscow is ready to consider a US draft resolution on North Korea submitted to the UN Security Council, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, September, 5. #Nebenzia: Sanctions alone, whatever bans are introduced will not help to solve the problem of the #KoreanPeninsula https://t.co/bvH823EPJu pic.twitter.com/szgoNLC76x — Russia at the United Nations (@RussiaUN) September 4,…
DPRK nuclear test 'perfect success' raising tensions
North Korea says it has successfully tested a nuclear weapon that could be loaded onto a long-range missile. AFP Graphic showing North Korea's nuclear test site and comparing the size of earthquakes caused by its nuclear blasts pic.twitter.com/786d6ph1X3 — AFP News Agency (@AFP) September 3, 2017 The DPRK officials said its sixth nuclear test was…
EU calls DPRK to halt missile launches
“The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) today launched a number of short range ballistic missiles. Such actions violate multiple UN Security Council resolutions and seriously undermine regional peace and stability” – says the statement of the European External Action Service on DPRK’s launch of a number of short range ballistic missiles. https://twitter.com/dwnews/status/901449657829609472 “The DPRK must…
Russian nuclear bombers flights in Far East
Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers have flown over the Pacific Ocean, the Sea of Japan, the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea, prompting Japan and South Korea to scramble jets to escort them, Russia said on Thursday, 24.08.2017. Russia sends nuclear-capable bombers on mission near South Korea, Japan https://t.co/oIiP0vwkug — Reuters (@Reuters) August 24, 2017…
EU aligns with UN on North Korea threat
“There is an urgent need for a de-escalation of tensions on the situation on the Korean Peninsula. It is a priority for the European Union and for the rest of the international community. We therefore call on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to refrain from any further provocative action that can only increase…
US expert claims North Korea missiles obtained in Ukraine
North Korea success in testing an intercontinental ballistic missile that appears able to reach the United States was possible through black-market purchases of powerful rocket engines probably from a Ukrainian factory with historical ties to Russia’s missile program, according to an expert analysis being published this week and classified assessments by American intelligence agencies, according…
EU: urgent meeting on North Korea
The EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini convenes an extraordinary meeting of the Political and Security Committee on Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on 14th August. .@FedericaMog convenes an extraordinary meeting of the Political and Security Committee on #DPRK on 14th August https://t.co/JxcNqEHtML — European External Action Service – EEAS 🇪🇺 (@eu_eeas) August 11, 2017…
Kosachev: USA lost perception of reality
Konstantin Kosachev, OPINION Trump’s signature of the sanctions bill is news for the US domestic policy more than for the foreign affairs. The idea that the bill will come into force became clear after the overwhelming vote first in the Senate, then in the House of Representatives and again in the Senate. So the bad…
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