Russia in the UN Security Council opposed new sanctions and military measures against North Korea

Russia in the UN Security Council opposed new sanctions and military measures against North Korea. About this at an emergency meeting, convened after the test of the DPRK of the intercontinental ballistic missile, said Vladimir Safronkov, deputy chairman of the Russian Federation at the UN.

“Everyone should be aware that the problems cannot be solved by sanctions. We are only a dead end it in this way,” he said, speaking at a meeting of the UN Security Council in the DPRK. “Sanctions cannot be a panacea. History showed. Therefore, we need to look for a political way out of creative diplomacy. We propose to establish work on a collective basis.” (Quote for TASS).

Russia considers "unacceptable attempts by the economic strangulation of North Korea," the Russian diplomat emphasized.

Earlier, the US Permanent Representative to the UN Nikki Haley, speaking at a meeting of the Council, said that the American side intends to transfer the resolution draft in the coming days in response to the testing of the North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile to the UN Security Council. The British Permanent Representative to the UN Matthew Ryruct called on the Council of Ministers immediately start work on a new resolution.

Safronkov also spoke out against the use of military measures to solve the situation on the Korean peninsula. According to him, Russia calls for "an early restart of the dialogue to the comprehensive solution to the problems of the Korean Peninsula." He called the unacceptable “any attempts” of the forceful solution of the situation around the DPRK, and also called to take into account the “DPRK’s concern for threats of his security”.

On Tuesday, the Central Television of the DPRK announced the first successful launch of the intercontinental ballistic missile "Shzason-14".

Offer of Moscow and Beijing

The Zapost Process of the Russian Federation introduced the Council of People's Commissars of the joint initiative of Moscow and Beijing. It involves freezing the DPRK missile and nuclear program in response to the suspension of joint military exercises of the United States and South Korea, as well as the resumption of negotiations based on the rejection of aggression and the desire to denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.

"We urge all states to support the above initiative, which opens the real way to resolve the problems of the Korean peninsula," the diplomat said.

He also recalled the negative attitude of the Russian Federation to the deployment of the American anti -missile system of Thaad in the region.