Putin warns North Korea situation on verge of 'large-scale conflict'
Source: Reuters
SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 / 4:07 AM /
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday that the tense standoff between North Korea and the United States was on the verge of large-scale conflict and said it was a mistake to try to pressure Pyongyang over its nuclear missile program.
Putin, who is due to attend a summit of the BRICS nations in China next week, wrote in an article published on the Kremlins web site ahead of his trip that he favored negotiations with North Korea instead.
It is essential to resolve the regions problems through direct dialogue involving all sides without advancing any preconditions (for such talks), Putin wrote. Provocations, pressure, and bellicose and offensive rhetoric is the road to nowhere.
The situation on the Korean Peninsula had deteriorated so much that it was now balanced on the verge of a large-scale conflict, said the Russian leader.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-putin/putin-warns-north-korea-situation-on-verge-of-large-scale-conflict-idUSKCN1BC470
ck4829
(34,977 posts)SkyDaddy7
(6,045 posts)I think Putin knows his original plans to have his very PUPPET POTUS is not working out as well as he might have hoped...Congress passing the latest round of sanctions & forcing the man/CHILD TRUMP to get Congress, the adults (Relatively speaking of course) permission before TRUMP can ease or lift any of the sanctions.
...I think Putin is now going to work on embarrassing TRUMP, well, AMERICA, on the international stage by getting under TRUMP'S skin. Who knows but it gives me the chills every day when I think about the fact Donald J. Trump is POTUS.
SHRED
(28,136 posts)Then why'd Vlad install Dump?
ancianita
(35,813 posts)nolabels
(13,133 posts)Every time the need for a world whipping-boy comes up the bell has ringed for them and today is no different.
They would not exist, except for this
Initech
(99,915 posts)MrsCoffee
(5,801 posts)tinrobot
(10,848 posts)https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/the-secret-to-kims-success-some-experts-see-russian-echoes-in-north-koreas-missiles-advances/2017/07/08/5d4f5fca-6364-11e7-a4f7-af34fc1d9d39_story.html
Just one more way to destabilize the US.
We're in another cold war and we don't even know it.
defacto7
(13,485 posts)bluestarone
(16,722 posts)russia was just waiting for a dumb ass US president to finish there plan and boy did trump fit the bil
heaven05
(18,124 posts)the idiot potus and an equally idiot supreme leader want this, especially an idiot potus trying to save his job. The deplorables will love this shit until the mushrooms that the idiot supreme leader is germinating at this very moment start sprouting, everywhere.....
maxsolomon
(32,992 posts)from a murderous criminal who's invaded and annexed the territory of his neighbors.