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Russia Warns US against ‘Unilateral Action’ on North Korea
2017-04-18
[ENGLISH.ALMANAR.LB] Russia warned the United States against any "unilateral action" against North Korea, saying any response to Pyongyang’s nuclear activities should not violate "international law," amid reports of potential military confrontation between North Korea and the US.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made the remarks at a news conference in Moscow on Monday, a few hours after US Vice President Mike Pence said the era of "strategic patience" with the North was over, warning Pyongyang not to test US President Donald Trump
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’s resolve over North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

"This is a very risky path. We do not accept the reckless nuclear missile actions of Pyongyang that breach UN resolutions, but that does not mean that you can break international law," Lavrov said, adding that he hoped there would not be any "unilateral actions like the one we saw recently in Syria."

The top Russian diplomat was referring to the recent US attack on Shayrat Airfield in Syria’s Homs Province with a barrage of 59 Tomahawk missiles, fired from two warships in the Mediterranean Sea, which caused some 15 fatalities, including civilians.

On Sunday, US and South Korean military officials reported that Pyongyang’s latest missile test had failed earlier in the day, with the projectile exploding almost immediately after the launch.

Posted by:Fred

#8  China and the US make it a joint venture, so it is not unilateral.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2017-04-18 19:08  

#7  Is it unilateral action if China does it, or just if the US does it? Or what if the two powers are working together?
Posted by: rjschwarz   2017-04-18 17:50  

#6  Well it probably helped that our Carrier group went to the wrong damn ocean.
Posted by: Charles   2017-04-18 16:37  

#5  Yes, yes Sergei. Of course. That's right. Thank you very much for your input.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2017-04-18 13:15  

#4  They should give a stirring speech at the UN if it bothers them so much. That would surely lead to some sort of solution to the problem, right?
Posted by: Crusader   2017-04-18 10:55  

#3  Yeah? What ya gonna do about it?
Posted by: DarthVader   2017-04-18 09:29  

#2  Given that Kimmy withdrew from the armistice in 2013, the state of conflict returns, which is war. However, nothing like invading sovereign countries without real provocation ie Georgia and Ukraine.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2017-04-18 08:13  

#1  They keep referring to 'international laws'. My question is what international laws?
Posted by: Seeking cure for ignorance   2017-04-18 01:56  

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