Russia sees no sense in the US proposal to suspend relations with North Korea in response to its provocative actions, and believes it is necessary to focus on finding a solution to the crisis, according to presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
"To break off ties with North Korea is the easy way out. The question is, how will we reach a settlement?" — Peskov said.
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Earlier in the Day Russian Foreign Minister sergei Lavrov also rejected the possibility of intensified clampdown on North Korea, saying that "the sanctions pressure is essentially exhausted."
❓USA urged the world to suspend all ties with North Korea. What does Russia think of this idea?#Lavrov: We have a negative view of this idea. We have already noted repeatedly that the sanctions pressure has been virtually depletedhttps://t.co/qYspmys7B3 pic.twitter.com/KJTyro9hOu
— MFA Russia 🇷🇺 (@mfa_russia) November 30, 2017
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Russia also condemned the missile launch, urging all parties to refrain from further escalating tensions, since "it will only exacerbate the situation, which is already explosive."