The President Of Russia Vladimir Putin

The situation around North Korea is teetering on the brink of a major conflict, says the President of the Russian Federation.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the situation on the Korean Peninsula is teetering on the brink of a major conflict. He wrote about this in his article on the eve of the BRICS summit, which will be held in Xiamen on September 4-5. The article was published on the Kremlin website.

“Can’t ignore the situation on the Korean Peninsula, which has recently escalated and is on the verge of a large-scale conflict”, – said the Russian President.

Putin stressed that in Russia’s view, the expectation is that you can stop the nuclear missile program of the DPRK solely by the pressure on Pyongyang, “is erroneous and futile.”

According to him, to solve the problems of the region through direct dialogue of all interested parties without preconditions .

“Provocations, pressure, aggressive and offensive rhetoric is a way in anywhere”, – said the leader of the Russian Federation.

As reported Корреспондент.netthe night of August 29, North Korea launched a ballistic missile that flew toward Japan and flying over the territory of the country, fell into the waters of the Pacific ocean. The missile covered a distance of 2.7 thousand kilometers, reaching a maximum altitude of 550 kilometers.

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