The Russian Foreign Ministry has again called on the international community to « refrain from any steps that would further escalate tensions » on the Korean Peninsula, saying that Washington is playing a « baseless » blame game.
» We consider the attempts of the US and some other countries to shift the responsibility in what is happening [on the Korean Peninsula] onto Russia and China, and to almost blame Moscow and Beijing for ‘conniving in’ North Korea’s nuclear missile ambitions, as baseless, » the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement Monday.
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» We call on all sides involved to refrain from any steps that could lead to further escalation of tensions, » it added.
Earlier, the US envoy to the UN, Nikki Haley, said that any new resolution by the UN Security Council » that does not significantly increase the international pressure on North Korea is of no value . »
The US diplomat said the time for talk on the issue was » over, » and that political means to peacefully resolve the crisis would only show » to the North Korean dictator [Kim Jong-un] that the international community is unwilling to seriously challenge him .
