MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The South Korean prime minister slammed North Korea provocations and stressed the efforts of President Moon Jae-in to "navigate" the situation.
"Unfortunately, the North is closing the opportunities for us to realize President Moon's peace initiative and creating the situation that we have warned against… The July 28 ICBM launch has brought (the North) to a critical point of the red line," Lee said, as quoted by the Yonhap news agency.
The South Korean president, who officially came to office on May 10, has repeatedly criticized the previous government under impeached leader Park Geun-Hye for agreeing to host the THAAD system without first seeking parliamentary approval. Moon subsequently suspended the deployment to investigate the environmental consequences of the move.
