Russia warns North Korea and US bound for ‘DANGEROUS’ clash as Trump preps to hammer Kim
RUSSIA has warned the US and North Korea are heading for a “dangerous” confrontation as tensions reach breaking point between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un.
By Henry Holloway
DailyStar.co.uk
31st August 2017
Vladimir Putin’s right-hand man foreign minister Sergey Lavrov warned Washington to be weary of taking further action on Pyongyang.
It comes as the US President took to Twitter and demanded the talking is “not the answer” to the growing crisis with North Korea.
US bombers blasted over South Korea after Kim launched a missile over the northern-most island of Japan.
Russia has repeatedly called for calm in the region as they share a border with North Korea.
Putin’s top diplomat Lavrov spoke to US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson by phone as the US considers further sanctions on North Korea.
Plans are on the the table for Washington to call for more restrictions on trade and oil to be imposed in Kim.
The action would attempt to strangle North Korea until it is left with no choice but to give up its quest for nuclear-tipped ICBMs.
Lavrov condemned the missile test, but urged the US to do everything they can to avoid war with Kim.
He also said any new sanctions on North Korea would be “counterproductive and dangerous” and called for diplomatic talks.
This week, Russia staged an evacuation drill in their city closest to North Korea amid fears of a strike by the Trump.
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