After South Korean President Moon Jae-in asked for Russia’s help to cut off oil supplies to North Korea, Vladimir Putin warned against backing Pyongyang into a corner.
“We should not act out of emotions and push North Korea into a dead end,” Mr. Putin said, according to dispatches from South Korean reporters. “We must act with calm and avoid steps that could raise tensions.”
Speaking before his meeting with Putin, Moon said that “If we fail to stop North Korea’s provocations now, it could sink into an uncontrollable situation.”
“Stopping oil supply to North Korea is inevitable,” Moon’s spokesman Yoon Young-chan quoted him as saying during the meeting. “I’m asking for Russia’s cooperation.”
Most major Asian indices were down Wednesday as the world fails to reach consensus on how to approach North Korea. The Hang Seng, Kospi and Nikkei were down 0.46%, 0.29% and 0.14%, respectively. The Shanghai Composite was flat with a gain of 0.03%.
Germany’s DAX is leading European gains, up as much as more than 1.00%, with France’s CAC40 gaining as much 0.50%. The S&P is up 0.20% as of 11 am.
Wise words from Mr Putin indeed!
Putin is the only leader who can solve this problems of Korea-a both governments
Let the North Korea be without interference from US and it’s allies. US constant interference
in North Korea’s internal affairs has made what North Korea is now and making it more dangerous. A cornered animal will fight back no matter how big and furicious the predator is.
– if north korean dic raises ass its because the kremlin is up to something – dic should be deactivated without jeopardizing korea north or south and the region in general – dic should understand that messing with nuke tech is not a security measure for his dictatorship or its sponsor the kremlin –
Каква късопаметност. Амнезия е поразила повечето държавни "лидери"
Толкова ли са малоумни наистина или просто са невъобразимо безпомощни – длъжни да се подчиняват на безумци от анонимни световни властови центрове?
Япония беше принудена да влезе във война въпреки неблаорпятните дългосрочни прогнози на нейните експерти и военните.
Беше принуден , за да има шанс за оцеляване, зависейки изключително много от вноса на суровини и морски комуникации. Прекъснати от САЩ
Clever decision of the Russian president ..Military and oil sanction..considering arm development is intended only for self defense not for commercial puroses.
good. so we refrain from interfering in the nuclear program of NK. let us allow kim to do as he pleases so that peace and security in asia shall be attained.. another thing, withdraw all foreign troops in SK so that it will be left to defend itself.. very good view you have… i love it…