Russian President Vladimir Putin has told world leaders to stop ‘intimidating’ North Korea following the dictatorship’s latest missile test.
Putin said attempts to bully Kim Jong-un’s regime were ‘unacceptable’, though admitted the missile test was equally wrong.
America and South Korea had called for further sanctions after Kim tested a newly developed Hwasong-12 ballistic missile on Sunday, which he claimed was capable of carrying a nuclear warhead to the US.
The Russian premier said peaceful talks must be held to resolve escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
Putin insisted that imposing regime change on a country by force only serves to provoke a global arms, and is not the right solution.
He acknowledged that the latest missile test had ‘a provocative influence’ on global politics, adding that ‘there’s nothing good in this.’
Putin denied that the test had posed any threat to Russia, despite the weapon landing just 60 miles off his nation’s eastern coast.
Source: Putin calls for an end to ‘intimidation’ of North Korea | Daily Mail Online
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