Kremlin: "Challenge" North Korean missile test

PUTIN RUSO VLADIMIR PUTIN, NORTH KOREA, INTERNATIONAL, KIM YONG UN, Russia

The Kremlin today denounced a "provocation" following a new ballistic missile launch by North Korea and called on all parties to "remain calm", while Berlin condemned the launch and announced that it would be summoned to the Foreign Ministry. .

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"This new rocket launch is certainly a challenge that brings with it a new escalation of tension and takes us away from a crisis resolution," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peshkov told reporters, adding that he hoped the parties involved would succeed. to keep calm "to avoid the worst case scenario on the Korean peninsula.

In Berlin, Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said in a statement that "North Korea has once again violated international law. "North Korea's ruthless behavior poses a huge threat to international security."

 

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