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China-Japan-Koreas
Russia warns US against using force over North Korea
2017-09-01
[Al Ahram] Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has urged Washington not to use force against North Korea, as tensions surged after the latest missile test by Pyongyang.

In a phone call late Wednesday with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Lavrov "underscored... the need to refrain from any military steps that could have unpredictable consequences," the foreign ministry in Moscow said.

Russia's lead diplomat said any attempts to toughen sanctions against North Korea would be "counterproductive and dangerous" while condemning Pyongyang's firing of a missile over Japan as a "gross violation" of United Nations
...a formerly good idea gone bad...
 resolutions.

Posted by:Fred

#3  BTW, you started it all. Those were Russian plans by Russian officers overseeing the first strike in 1950 with Uncle Joe's approval.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2017-09-01 12:42  

#2  Curb your dog, Ivan.
Posted by: Omack the Anonymous2257   2017-09-01 12:36  

#1  Diplomatic steps seem to have unpredictable consequences as well. In fact, many people would instead call those consequences very predictable. So what is your solution, Lavrov?
Posted by: gorb   2017-09-01 00:45  

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