Putin warns North Korea situation on verge of 'large-scale conflict'

[TomSea]

September 1, 2017 / 3:07 AM / 2 hours ago
Putin warns North Korea situation on verge of 'large-scale conflict'

Reuters Staff

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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 Kremlin’s web site ahead of his trip that he favored negotiations with North Korea instead.

“It is essential to resolve the region’s problems through direct dialogue involving all sides without advancing any preconditions (for such talks),” Putin wrote.

Continued: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-putin/putin-warns-north-korea-situation-on-verge-of-large-scale-conflict-idUSKCN1BC470

[edpc]

“Provocations, pressure, and bellicose and offensive rhetoric is the road to nowhere.”

Says the guy who leveled Grozny and now has a death grip on Ossetia, Crimea, Donetsk, and Latakia.

[Oceander]

“Provocations, pressure, and bellicose and offensive rhetoric is the road to nowhere.”

Says the guy who leveled Grozny and now has a death grip on Ossetia, Crimea, Donetsk, and Latakia.

Good point

[Fishrrman]

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Putin warns North Korea situation on verge of 'large-scale conflict'

OK, sir, all you have to do to protect your'uns is to STAY OUT of it.

[edpc]

Title:
Putin warns North Korea situation on verge of 'large-scale conflict'

OK, sir, all you have to do to protect your'uns is to STAY OUT of it.

Doubtful. They are always up to something.  Russian pilots were flying against us in the Korean War.

This story is two years old, but bears notice.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/12/russia-and-north-korea-forge-year-of-friendship-pariah-alliance