North Korea Tensions: Russia's Lavrov Fears 'Spiral'

[Purveyor]

Russia has warned of tensions in North Korea slipping out of control, after Pyongyang said it was placing its missile units on stand-by.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned the situation could slip "toward the spiral of a vicious circle".

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But Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov went further, voicing concern that "we may simply let the situation slip out of our control and it will slide into a spiral of a vicious circle".

While condemning Pyongyang's actions as "unacceptable", he gave a more general warning that "unilateral steps being taken around North Korea that manifest themselves in a build-up of military activity".

He added what was needed was not a build-up of military muscle and a pretext for using military means to achieve "geopolitical objectives", in remarks seen as an implicit criticism of US bomber flights.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21974381

[MinneapolisMatt]

1. Well.

Maybe Russia and China should get off their asses and do something about North Korea then.

[TwilightGardener]

2. Not standing down, and pointing out our bomber flights, are meant for more

than just NK, is my theory. China and Russia are watching--they seem annoyed.